Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Arnold Leon Hammett, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

July 2, 19861986 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 784

Summary

The Court reversed the Court of Appeals, holding that the trial court erred in admitting the appellant's prior criminal mischief conviction as impeachment evidence because the direct testimony did not create a false impression that the appellant had never been in trouble with the law.