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Grant v. State

Citations

  • 247 S.W.3d 360
  • 2008 Tex. App. LEXIS 1135
  • 2008 WL 399208

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that courts consider witness’s statement in relation to question asked
  • noting that this exception to Rule 609 is “narrow”
  • “Grant’s statement that he had ‘never done that to anybody’ was sufficient to invite impeachment with the prior assault evidence that the State introduced.”
  • “In order, however, to open the door to the use of prior crimes for the purposes of impeachment, the witness must do more than just imply that he abides by the law, and must in some way convey the impression that he has never committed a crime.”

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Judges: Law, Waldrop, Henson

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