Henry Ramirez, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the convictions and remanded because the prosecutor’s cross‑examination of the mother witness about prior heroin use was an improper impeachment on a collateral matter. The Court held that Texas Rule 608(b) prohibits such specific‑instance inquiries and that the exception for correcting a false impression did not apply. A concurring justice agreed with the holding but discussed the impact of the new Rules of Criminal Evidence.