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Garcia v. State

Citations

  • 454 S.W.2d 400
  • 1970 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1356

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  • holding that, when appellant’s “evidence clearly left the jury with the impression that the inexperienced appellant was confronted with an experienced fighter,” the State was authorized to inquire into appellant’s extraneous fights
  • allowing testimony that defendant had previously been in fights to rebut false impression left by defendant that he was an A inexperienced @ fighter who was afraid of complainant
  • defendant’s claim that he was an inexperienced fighter permitted prosecutor to admit evidence of previous fights
  • defendant’s claim that he was an inexperienced fighter permitted prosecutor to admit evidence of previous fights
  • defendant’s claim that he was an inexperienced fighter permitted prosecutor to admit evidence of previous fights
  • defendant’s claim that he was an inexperienced fighter permitted prosecutor to admit evidence of previous fights

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