Romo v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.
Appeal is taken from a conviction for possession of heroin. After finding the appellant guilty, the jury assessed punishment at twenty years.
In appellant’s grounds of error one through twelve he complains of the prosecutor’s jury argument. In each instance, appellant failed to make a timely objection and is complaining of the alleged errors for the first time on appeal. The general rule is that any impropriety in the State’s argument is waived by a defendant’s failure to make a proper and timely objection. Archer v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 474 S.W.2d 484; see, e.g.…
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