Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Robert Charles Grunsfeld, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee; Jerred J. Hunter, Appellant, v. the State Of…
October 28, 19921992 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 201
Summary
The Court held that the 1989 amendment to Article 37.07, §3(a) does not permit admission of unadjudicated extraneous offense evidence in the punishment phase of non‑capital trials, affirming the Dallas Court of Appeals' decision in Grunsfeld and reversing the Fort Worth Court of Appeals' decision in Hunter. The opinion was accompanied by multiple dissenting and concurring writings contesting that conclusion.