Clifford Olson, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed Clifford Olson's forgery conviction, holding that the admission of handwriting exemplars taken while he was under arrest did not violate the Texas Constitution's self‑incrimination provision. The Court also found no reversible error in the prosecution's argument, allowed the introduction of prior convictions for sentencing enhancement, and rejected the appellant's claims that the evidence was extraneous or that the trial court erred in any other respect.