Tommy Potts v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

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• It was not harmless error to admit evidence of nine uncounseled misdemeanor convictions of defendant where the effectiveness of his testimony hinged largely on the jury's assessment of his credibility and the improper evidence went directly to that credibility.
• It was not harmless error to admit evidence of nine uncounseled misdemeanor convictions of defendant where the effectiveness of his testimony hinged largely on the jury’s assessment of his credibility and the improper evidence went directly to that credibility.

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