Jack Johnson v. State Texas

Johnson contends that the court erred when it denied his request for a mental examination, admitted mug shots of Johnson, allowed a States witness to bolster identification testimony, refused admission of a written prior inconsistent statement, admitted the fruits of an illegal search and seizure, allowed the State to make an inaccurate statement on voir dire, admitted inaccurate pictures of the victim, told the jury that he did not want a mistrial, refused to excuse a juror and continue the case with eleven jurors, refused to allow the defense to question a juror, admitted hearsay evidence and refused admission of checks. Johnson also contends that the prosecutor deliberately denied him a fair trial and specifically contends that the State committed error by suppressing evidence, referring to the defenses motion to suppress evidence, eliciting incompetent evidence that the victims wounds looked like someone was trying to kill her, improperly questioning a female witness, and making repeated improper jury arguments. Appellant also contends that the evidence to support the aggravated portion of the conviction was insufficient as was the proof of his prior conviction and that the indictment was defective. We overrule the contentions and affirm.