CRAWFORD v. STATE

No. 58952.

603 S.W.2d 874 (1980)

Elizabeth Y. CRAWFORD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 2.

Rehearing Denied September 17, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Bankhead, Carthage, for appellant.

William S. Warren, Jr., Dist. Atty., Center, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before DOUGLAS, PHILLIPS and W. C. DAVIS, JJ.


OPINION

PHILLIPS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. Punishment was assessed at imprisonment for 75 years.

In her fourth ground of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying her motion for a mistrial when the prosecutor elicited hearsay testimony concerning an extraneous offense. Appellant maintains that this testimony was so inflammatory and prejudicial that the trial court's instruction to disregard was...

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