Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Kerren Keith Shipman, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

September 10, 19801980 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1333

Summary

The Court reversed Shipman's conviction because the trial court erred in admitting evidence of a prior misdemeanor DWI conviction to impeach his testimony; the Nelson/Carter exception does not apply when the false impression is created by the State's cross‑examination. The error was not harmless, so the case was remanded.