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 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the trial court's supplemental instruction that sentences for multiple offenses arising from the same criminal episode run concurrently, holding that such instruction is a proper matter for jury consideration and that the appellant suffered no demonstrable harm. Justice Phillips dissented, arguing the instruction was harmful and should be reversed.