Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Tommy Lee Brown, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

February 16, 19721972 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2105

Summary

The Court affirmed the murder conviction and life sentence, holding that the trial court did not err in admitting the evidence and testimony at issue. The Court found the cross‑examination of a character witness proper, rejected the appellant's claims regarding character evidence of the deceased, hearsay, prosecutorial remarks, Miranda warnings, alleged perjury, and counsel appointment timing.