FISCHER v. STATE

No. PD-1613-07.

268 S.W.3d 552 (2008)

Robert Walker FISCHER, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

October 29, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklyn Mickelsen, Dallas, for Appellant.

Scott Roberts, Assistant Criminal District Attorney, San Antonio, Jeffrey L. Van Horn, State's Attorney, Austin, for State.


OPINION

HERVEY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which KELLER, P.J., JOHNSON, KEASLER, HOLCOMB and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

A jury convicted appellant of murder and sentenced him to 99 years in prison. The court of appeals reversed the conviction because the trial court made a pretrial ruling that it would admit evidence that appellant had access to the murder weapon near the time of the murder. We will reverse.

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