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Hunnicutt v. State
500 S.W.2d 806
Tex. Crim. App.
1973
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*1 just ignore this case so guilt Den- dence extending the rule Jackson The statement juris purpose.” no, authority in this recognized however, made; admissibility have been of con should not diction governing and the oth- instruction fessions, hearings view of the court’s require to out-of-court introduced, no re- allegations er we hold based on motions is McCormick par error versible shown. illegal search seizure. 29; Evidence, Smith v. case, Ray, Section where, as in this ticularly true 58; Hopkins v. Tex.Cr.App., objection to record discloses valid 212, and State, Tex.Cr.App., 480 per admissibility of such evidence. cited therein. trial court’s refusal no error ceive grant hearing a out such raised grounds of error find other However, hearsay tes where appellant’s pro se brief to be without probable establish timony required cause, be held. hearing judgment such is affirmed.

Appellant contends making improper com

trial court erred in by of the trial during the course

ments

commenting on the evidence

Appellant here one broad states contains impermissibly several

error which the trial

specific allegations under Arti be considered and cannot 9, cle Section V.A.C.C.P. HUNNICUTT, Willie Charles State, Tex.Cr.App., 485 S.W.2d Crocker v. therein. 568,and cases cited The STATE error Appellant contends that reversible Nos. 46880-46883. prosecutor stated committed when the prison. had from escaped that he Oct. 1973. in his own de Appellant testified Rehearing As Modified on fense, admitted and on direct examination previous felony On convictions. cross-examination, district at the assistant testimony regard

torney attempted to elicit penitentia

ing appellant’s escape from the under

ry serving while out Appellant object prior conviction.

ed, rule the the court could but before Honor, he es

prosecutor stated, “Your That’s a fel penitentiary.

caped

ony offense.” trial court

and moved for mistrial. both, after both sides

overruled rested, both counsel

had instructed arguments. in their the matter

mention jury, the court charging the

Before “disregard the them to

instructed

elicited the State as prison. That’s having escaped from

Beam is no evi-

really not admissible

Wynn Stanton, (Court-ap- Dallas G. pointed), Wade,

Henry Atty., Robert T. Bas- kett, Atty., Dallas, Asst. Dist. D. Voll- ers, Stevens, Atty., Buddy State’s Austin,

ROBERTS, Judge. convicted, sepa- on four indictments, rate of robbery the offense of punishment His firearms. was assessed imprisonment life in each case. indictments, which out of arose robbery manager super- of a Dallas market and of three its individual em- ployees, together were tried trial. only brief, which relates trial, to this grounds sets out the same of error as to each offense. first error urges of

that the trial court denying erred in his motion to overruling and in objection to the admission of certain evi- dence as a obtained result of his arrest. which com- group consists of a sequentially- numbered one-dollar bills which were taken person arrested with him. transcript testimony indi

cates objection made when testimony relating money to the first Additionally, appellant himself, took the stand and on cross-exam ination money admitted that the had been possession. in his In view of money, admission that he had Court legality requested need not the witness be examined consider the search. (Tex. McCombv. outside Cr.App.1972); to limit his instructed the witness Moulton trial, offense on (Tex.Cr.App.1972), granted appellant’s and retired the request cited. *3 briefly ques the After witness was ground of error jury, of the tioned outside the complains photographic of the identifica any ques appellant objected to counsel police procedures used the because tion tioning regarding The the arrest warrant. identification at a time when the occurred inquired objection and court sustained this appellant custody in without was he appellant’s counsel whether wished attorney. the services of an disregard. jury the court to the instruct Further, the declined the Counsel offer. be Such contention has been held to he asked for a does not that record show State, without Barrientez v. 487 S. See Hunter There was no error. mistrial. (Tex.Cr.App. 1972); Piper W.2d 97 v. State, (Tex.Cr.App. v. 481 806 State, (Tex.Cr.App.1972); 484 S.W.2d 776 State, ; Armstrong v. 1972) and compare and United Ash, States v. 413 U. (Tex.Cr.App. 1972). S. 93 S.Ct. 2568, 37 L.Ed.2d 619 (1973). does indicate that Nor the record ground of error appellant the witnesses’ identification argu complains prosecutor’s photo eight was otherwise tainted. Six to stage, guilt-innocence ment at the because persons graphs of different were exhibited. appellant argument implied that the the on the same The identification occurred than offenses other had been convicted of offense, evi day as the there was no and in those introduced evidence. way empha any the in dence that officers appellant’s encouraged photograph sized or appellant com initially note that Further, the to choose it. witnesses of the fi portions of seven different witnesses had was no evidence that the ground of er argument nal anyone appellant than ever identified other comply procedure not with does ror. robber, they testified at trial as the Ver requirements Sec. the of Art. solely based their identification was State, that 492 Hunt v. non’s Ann.C.C.P. See the rob having seen their 1973). (Tex.Cr.App. 540 bery. the court in- reflects that The record ground urges that Another jury, response appellant’s structed a mistrial when court should have declared disregard they that objections, should a witness for the testified State any any as implication “. . . ar- .”, warrant had been issued . . wrongdoing California rest on an unrelated offense. disregard “. they has any implication brought has been other than what of this record argument support except no record case ... out in this appellant is error indicates that you have heard about.” what separate statements. complaining of latter of object Appellant did pre

these, relating thereto and no error disregard admonition Thompson 486 S.W.2d served. any harm ordinarily sufficient to overcome (Tex. Cr.App.1972). 343 argument. prejudice or caused (Tex.Cr.

Hodge v. State, 482 statement, App.1972); Haywood S. As to earlier have (Tex.Cr.App.1972). W.2d record reflects when given admonitions concluded the two given counsel for prej- here were sufficient to overcome improper

udicial effect statements. of these filed a pro se has challenges

brief in which he the wit- complaints Since

nesses’ identification. photographic identifica-

are related to the procedure previously (see

tion discussed two,

discussion error number

supra), fur- we need not discuss brief say presents

ther than to that it no error. judgments are affirmed. *4 ON APPELLANT’S

OPINION REHEARING

MOTION FOR original opinion in note that appellant had been

these cases stated that imprisonment for each of-

assessed life In cause This is incorrect. number

fense.

46,881 impris- original of life re- (dated July 1972), was

onment imprisonment on forty years’

formed to this, original our

July 1972. In view

opinion accordingly, and the modified modified, is affirmed.

judgment, as

H. Tati Santiesteban Marshall I. Yaker, Paso, El for ANAYA, Reynaldo Simmons, Steven W. Weiser, Gary B. Dist. Atty., Paso, El The STATE of Vollers, Atty., Austin, D. No. 46720.

DALLY, Commissioner. burglary conviction is with the theft; intent punishment, to commit years’ imprisonment. five granted probation. sufficiency evidence is chal- error, lenged in grounds of appellant urges in another

Case Details

Case Name: Hunnicutt v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Nov 21, 1973
Citation: 500 S.W.2d 806
Docket Number: 46880-46883
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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