Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

The bifurcated trial provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure article 37.07, section 2(a) do not apply in a bench trial, however, if such a bifurcation occurs in a trial without a jury on a plea of not guilty, evidence introduced at the "punishment" stage of trial is admissible evidence of guilt.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/19/2001
• Published 12/19/2001

Judges

• WOMACK, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which KELLER, P.J., and KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined., Before the court en banc.

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph W. Varela,Brian W. Wice, Houston, for appellant., William J. Delmore, III, Assist. DA, Houston, Jeffrey L. Van Horn, First. St. Att., Austin, for state.