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House v. State

Citations

  • 947 S.W.2d 251
  • 1997 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 40
  • 1997 WL 292680

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  • reviewing on appeal defendant's claim that trial court impermissibly allowed two prosecutors to testify
  • stating any error in allowing inadmissible evidence is cured when the same evidence comes in without objection elsewhere in trial
  • reviewing on appeal defendant's claim that trial court impermissibly allowed two prosecutors to testify
  • disciplinary proceeding before the State Bar is the only method for remedying disciplinary rule violations
  • disciplinary rule violations are not, by themselves, grounds for reversal but are the domain of the State bar
  • ―The main focus of the rule is a recognition of potential harm to the offending lawyer’s client when the lawyer assumes dual roles of advocate–witness.‖

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Judges: McCormick, Mansfield, Baird, Overstreet, Meyers

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