Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

A court of appeals decision reversing a judgment of conviction for manslaughter and injury to a child is reversed where the court of appeals erred in holding that a witness's volunteered and non-responsive opinion testimony that appellant was a "good" and "sweet" person did not open the door to character evidence including evidence of appellant's prior assault convictions and citations.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/26/2007
• Published 10/03/2007

Judges

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles W. McDonald, Waco, for Appellant., Christy Barber, Asst. District Attorney, Waco, Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for State.