Kenneth Wayne Hall v. The State of Texas

Summary

The Tenth Court of Appeals of Texas affirmed Kenneth Wayne Hall’s convictions for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. The court held that Hall failed to preserve his complaints regarding attempted impeachment with a prior inconsistent statement because he did not alert the trial court to the alleged error.

Holdings

1. A complaint that the trial court improperly denied impeachment with a prior inconsistent statement is not preserved for appellate review when the appellant did not inform the trial court of the specific impeachment complaint or otherwise state the grounds for the requested ruling with sufficient specificity.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Hall preserved for appellate review his complaints that the trial court improperly failed to permit impeachment of a witness with a prior inconsistent statement under Texas Rule of Evidence 613.

Disposition

affirmed