Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Ricky Eugene Haliburton, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

March 28, 19791979 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1310

Summary

The Court affirmed the trial court’s supplemental instruction that sentences for multiple offenses arising from the same episode run concurrently, holding that the instruction was a proper matter for jury consideration and that no prejudice was shown. Justice Phillips dissented, arguing the instruction was harmful and the judgment should be reversed.