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459 S.W.2d 637

Johnson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 10, 1970

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1970-11-10

Cited by 11 later decisions — most recently April 1977

11 state decisions

Relies on Smith v. State · 158 Tex. Crim. 306 - Adams v. State · 169 Tex. Crim. 637 - Edmond v. State

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Decided 1970-11-10

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¶1OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

¶2The offense is robbery by assault; the punishment, ten (10) years.

¶3Appellant plead guilty and asked that the jury assess the punishment. They did so and did not recommend probation.

¶4Appellant 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.Cr.R. 585, 244 S.W.2d 515; Adams v. State, 158 Tex.Cr.R. 306, 255 S.W.2d 513; Root v. State, 169 Tex.Cr.R. 382, 334 S.W.2d 154; Edmond v. State, 169 Tex.Cr.R. 637, 336 S.W.2d 946; Linton v. State, 171 Tex.Cr.R. 213, 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.

¶5Finding no reversible error, the judgment is affirmed.

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