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844 S.W.2d 748

Hunter v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 6, 1993

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1993-01-06

Relies on Grunsfeld v. State · Hunter v. State

Decided 1993-01-06

¶1OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

PER CURIAM.

¶2Appellant was convicted of the offense of possession of a controlled substance in an amount less than twenty-eight grams and the jury, after finding an enhancement *749paragraph true, assessed punishment at forty years confinement in the penitentiary and a fine of $10,000. This conviction was affirmed. Hunter v. State, 805 S.W.2d 918 (Tex.App.—Beaumont 1991). We granted appellant’s petition for discretionary review to determine whether unadjudicated acts of misconduct are admissible at the punishment phase of a non-capital trial after the 1989 amendment to Article 37.07, § (3)(a), V.A.C.C.P.

¶3During the punishment phase of trial, the State offered testimony of a police officer concerning a previous arrest of appellant for possession of a controlled substance. This arrest did not result in a final conviction. Nevertheless, the Court of Appeals held that this evidence was admissible under the 1989 amendment to Article 37.07, § (3)(a), supra.

¶4The Court of Appeals’ opinion was handed down before our decision in Grunsfeld v. State, 843 S.W.2d 521 (Tex.Cr.App. No. 1037-91, delivered October 28, 1992, rehearing denied December 9, 1992). We therefore vacate the judgment of the Court of Appeals and remand the cause to that court for reconsideration in light of our decision in Grunsfeld.

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