Court Opinion

ID: 9692424
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 15:53:49.680759+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:19:34.425169
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CHARLES W. SEYMORE, Justice,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent.
The court correctly concludes that counsel for the State, over proper and timely objection by counsel for the accused, presented evidence that was not relevant and the probative value of such evidence was
plainly outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice. I would conclude that erroneous admission of such evidence is harmful error, especially after counsel for the state mentioned the evidence four times during closing argument. It is my considered opinion that this error had a substantial and injurious effect or influence on the jury’s determination of a twenty-five year sentence. See King v. State, 953 S.W.2d 266, 271 (Tex.Crim.App.266, 271); Kotteakos v. U.S., 328 U.S. 750, 766, 66 S.Ct. 1239, 1249, 90 L.Ed. 1557 (1946). Accordingly, I would reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand this ease for a new trial.