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35 St. Mary's L.J. 603 (2003-2004)
Punishment Evidence: Grunsfeld Ten Years Later

handle is hein.journals/stmlj35 and id is 613 raw text is: PUNISHMENT EVIDENCE: GRUNSFELD TEN YEARS LATER EDWARD L. WILKINSON* I. Scope of This A rticle .................................. 604 II. Introduction ........................................... 605 III. Enhancement Evidence ................................ 606 A. Evidence of the Existence of a Prior Conviction.. 607 1. Official Records ............................... 607 2. Pen Packets ..................... . ......... 609 3. Admissions, Stipulations, and Pleas of True... 610 B. Evidence That the Defendant Is the Same Person Convicted of the Prior Offense .................... 611 C . Finality ............................................ 614 1. Official Records ............................... 615 2. Eyewitness Testimony ......................... 617 3. The Defendant's Testimony ................... 617 D . N otice ............................................. 618 IV. Evidence Under Article 37.07 ......................... 619 A. Evidence of the Prior Criminal Record of the D efendant ......................................... 620 1. The Evolution of Article 37.07, § 3(a) ........ 620 2. Prior Criminal Record Under Grunsfeld ... 622 3. Prior Criminal Record Under the Present A rticle 37.07, § 3(a) ........................... 624 4. Notice of Intent to Introduce a Prior Criminal Record Under Article 37.07 ........ 627 5. Charge Instruction As to Burden of Proof for Criminal Records .............................. 635 B. Evidence of a Defendant's Reputation ............ 635 * Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Appellate Division, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas. A.B., Georgetown University; M.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J.D., The University of Texas School of Law.

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