Dorsey v. State

A jury found Tommy L. Dorsey, hereinafter referred to as the appellant, guilty of committing the offense of burglary of a habitation with the intent to commit sexual assault and also assessed his punishment at twenty-five years’ confinement in the Department of Corrections.

The Dallas Court of Appeals overruled the appellant’s sole ground of error, to-wit: “The trial court erred in overruling the defense objection to an argument which was outside of the record,” and affirmed the trial court’s judgment of conviction. Dorsey v. State, 685 S.W.2d 763 (Tex.App.-Dallas 1985).

This Court granted the…