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MELGAR v. STATE

No. 01-05-01049-CR.

236 S.W.3d 302 (2007)

Carlos Wilfredo MELGAR, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Discretionary Review Refused September 12, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosa Eliades, Houston, for Appellant.

Charles A. Rosenthal, Jr., District Attorney-Harris County, and Lori Deangelo Fix, Asst. District Atty., Houston, for State.

Panel consists of Chief Justice RADACK and Justices JENNINGS and BLAND.

OPINION

SHERRY RADACK, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted appellant, Carlos Wilfredo Melgar, of kidnaping and assessed punishment at nine years' confinement, probated for nine and one-half years, and a $9,000 fine. In three points of error, appellant contends that (1) the trial court erred by excluding the testimony of five character witnesses, who were business associates of appellant, that appellant is an honest, truthful, and non-violent person,

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