Garth Bates, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed Garth Bates' conviction for bribery, holding that the challenged statutes were not unconstitutionally vague or overbroad, the indictment was sufficient, the evidence—including tape recordings and seized money—was lawfully admitted, and the trial court's evidentiary rulings were either correct or harmless error. A dissent argued that the denial of an independent examination of the tape recordings and the exclusion of impeachment evidence were reversible errors.