Case Name: MARTIN v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1923-03-21
Citations: 249 S.W. 496
Docket Number: No. 7547
Parties: MARTIN v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 249
Pages: 496–496

Head Matter:
MARTIN v. STATE.
(No. 7547.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
March 21, 1923.)
Witnesses <@=»337(5) — Testimony that accused has been indicted for other felonies admissible as affecting credibility.
Testimony that accused has been or is now indicted for other felonies is admissible to affect his credibility as a witness.
Appeal from Criminal District Court, No. 2, Dallas County; C. A. Pippen, Judge.
Albert Martin was convicted of selling intoxicating liquor, and he appeals.
Affirmed.
R. G. Storey, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

Opinion:
DATTIMORE, J.
Appellant was convicted in criminal district court No. 2 of Dallas county of selling, intoxicating liquor, and his punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of one year.
Appellant testified in his own behalf. By four bills of exception he complains that the state was permitted to ask him, if he was not under indictment for selling and manufacturing liquor in other cases. Appellant answered affirmatively as to three of the occasions inquired about, but denied the other: This court has uniformly held admissible testimony showing that the accused has been or is now indicted for other felonies, such testimony affecting his credibility, as a witness. There are no other bills of exception in the record. But two witnesses testified, appellant being one and the prosecuting witness the other. The prosecuting witness testified positively that he bought. whisky from appellant on the occasion charged in the indictment. There is no complaint of the charge of the trial court. The jury have resolved the facts against appellant.
An affirmance is ordered.