Lum v. State

OPINION

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Ed Lum was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the traffic death of Judy Daniels and was sentenced to ten years in prison. On appeal, he contends that the court erred: in allowing the State to question him about his request for an attorney and allowing argument and comment on his postarrest silence; in not allowing defense counsel to question a witness about whether Lum was negligent; in allowing the State to present evidence about an unadjudicated extraneous offense; and in allowing the State to argue to the jury that it need not follow the court’s charge…