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Johnson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Nov 10, 1970
459 S.W.2d 637 (Tex. Crim. App. 1970)

Opinion

No. 43231.

November 10, 1970.

Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 3, Tarrant County, Charles W. Lindsey, J.

Wardlaw Cochran by George Cochran, Mays, Mays Johnson by Chas. Mays, Jr., Fort Worth, for appellant.

Frank Coffey, Dist. Atty., Truman Power, R. J. Adcock, Roland W. Quillin and Timothy E. Thompson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Fort Worth, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION


The offense is robbery by assault; the punishment, ten (10) years.

Appellant plead guilty and asked that the jury assess the punishment. They did so and did not recommend probation.

Appellant urges in his brief that certain 'Have you heard' questions should not have been propounded to appellant's reputation witnesses. No authority is cited. The State relies upon the holdings of this Court that similar questions were proper in the following cases: Watson v. State, 156 Tex.Crim. 585, 244 S.W.2d 515; Adams v. State, 158 Tex.Crim. R., 255 S.W.2d 513; Root v. State, 169 Tex.Crim. R., 334 S.W.2d 154; Edmond v. State, 169 Tex.Crim. R., 336 S.W.2d 946; Linton v. State, 171 Tex.Crim. R., 346 S.W.2d 320; Smith v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 411 S.W.2d 548; King v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 414 S.W.2d 935; and Whitaker v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 421 S.W.2d 905.

Finding no reversible error, the judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

Johnson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Nov 10, 1970
459 S.W.2d 637 (Tex. Crim. App. 1970)
Case details for

Johnson v. State

Case Details

Full title:Commie JOHNSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Nov 10, 1970

Citations

459 S.W.2d 637 (Tex. Crim. App. 1970)

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