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Martin v. StateMartin v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jan 25, 1989
No. 1349-88
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OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

PER CURIAM.

A jury convicted appellant of possession of a ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍controlled substance, to-wit: methamphetamine. The court assessed punishment at confinement for 15 years and 6 months. The Ninth Court of Appeals reversed appellant’s conviction. Martin v. State, 761 S.W.2d 26 (Tex.App. ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍— Beaumont, 1988).

The State has filed a petition for discretionary review contending, inter alia, that the court of appeals erred in not conducting a harm analysis under Rule ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍81(b)(2), Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, concerning the admission of evidence determined by the Court of Appeals to be erroneously admitted.

We grant the State’s petition for discretionary review ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍on ground three concerning the issue of a harm analysis under rule 81(b)(2). We summarily remand the case to the court of appeals to consider the harm to ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍appellant in the admission of the particular evidence in issue in accord with Rule 81(b)(2).

Case Details

Case Name: Martin v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Jan 25, 1989
Citations: 764 S.W.2d 562; 1989 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 12; 1989 WL 4320; No. 1349-88
Docket Number: No. 1349-88
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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