Cook v. State

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of rape, kidnapping, and terroristic threatening. His sentence was enhanced because he is a habitual criminal. He appeals. We affirm the judgment of convictions.

Since appellant does not question the sufficiency of the evidence, we need not recite the details of the crimes. In appellant’s first point of appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in refusing to declare a mistrial after a comment by the deputy prosecutor. The comment, made in closing argument, related to the trustworthiness of an alibi witness who had testified that appellant…