Blount v. State

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for robbery by assault. Punishment was assessed by the jury at eleven years.

Appellant contends the court erred in overruling his objection to the prosecutor’s argument to the jury at the punishment stage of the trial.

Appellant made motion for probation and in support thereof testified at the punishment stage of the trial that he had never been convicted of a felony in this state or any other state. See Article 42.12, Section 3a, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P. The court instructed the jury that they might grant appellant probation if they…