Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Taneesha Monique Sims, Appellant v. the State of Texas
July 2, 20082008 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 820
Summary
The Court affirmed the trial court’s admission of Officer Terry’s opinion testimony that the appellant was untruthful, finding that both character opinion evidence and extraneous‑offense evidence are admissible during the punishment phase under Article 37.07, even when the opinion is based on a single encounter.