Johnson v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
1Opinion of the Court
FISH, Justice.
Mason Johnson was convicted of aggravated robbery and his punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, was set at life. On appeal, he urges two grounds of error: (1) that in argument the prosecutor committed fundamental error by directly referring to appellant’s failure to testify, and (2) that the court coerced a verdict of guilty in giving supplemental instructions to the jury. We overrule both grounds and affirm., In his first ground of error, appellant complains of the following argument by the prosecutor:
Now, Mr. Hudson tells you that you should find the Defendant…
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