Jones v. State

STONE, Justice.

A jury found the appellant guilty of aggravated sexual assault of his eight year old daughter, indecency with the child by contact, and indecency with the child by exposure. The jury found he was a repeat felon, and assessed punishment at confinement for eighty-five years for the assault, seventy years for the contact, and fifteen years for the exposure. The judge sentenced him accordingly, with the sentences running concurrently.

On appeal, the appellant claims arguments by the prosecutor were so inflammatory and prejudicial that he did not receive a fair trial or due course of…