Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Joe Willie Prescott, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

January 27, 19881988 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 18

Summary

The Court held that the appellant's ambiguous answer on redirect did not open the door to impeachment by his prior, non‑final felony conviction, and that the trial court's admission of that evidence was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. Accordingly, the convictions were reversed and the case remanded for a new trial.