Court Opinion

ID: 9667092
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 01:34:52.960843+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:15:34.813275
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On appellant’s motion for rehearing
WOODLEY; Judge.
Appellant’s motion for rehearing is directed to Bill of Exception No. 2, complaining of the trial court’s refusal to give his requested instructions to witnesses placed under the rule.
The requested instructions included the provision that the witnesses would not be permitted to discuss the case with anyone except the county attorney.
Obviously such a condition would have cut appellant off from having his counsel consult with the witnesses, and would therefore have been unreasonable and improper, and the trial court correctly refused to give it.
In the absence of a showing that the witnesses discussed the case while under the rule, and no objection having been made to the admission of the testimony of any state witness at the time such witness was called to testify, no injury appears. See Darnall v. State, 91 Tex. Cr. R. 659, 240 SW 540.
Appellant’s motion for rehearing is overruled.
Opinion approved by the court.