Legal Opinion

Andrew v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 14, 1977No. 52674Published

1Concurrence 1

ON APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

2Concurrence · RobertsRoberts, Judge

I concur with the Court’s opinion on the Appellant’s Motion for Rehearing. However, these are two additional grounds of error which require that this case be reversed.

I

During the trial, the trial judge admonished the appellant’s counsel as follows:

“THE COURT: Counsel, I think it is highly improper of you to criticize the jury.
*880“MR. ZIMMERMANN: Your Honor, I object to the Court’s comments.
“THE COURT: I object to your manner of argument. You shouldn’t tell the jury they couldn’t have read the charge in an hour and a half. It was read to them. They didn’t have…

3Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Quercia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  2. Alejandro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Banks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Lopez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975

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