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.