Lafoon v. State

This case should be reversed because of the improper argument of the prosecutor, which is brought forward as appellant’s eighth ground of error. The prosecutor argued:

“There’s a lot of circumstances I would love to have you people know. I’ll guarantee you one thing; you return a guilty verdict in this case and then you go out and make a further investigation, and you’ll be proud of yourself.”

*623Appellant’s objection was sustained, and the jury was instructed to disregard the argument. Appellant’s timely motion for mistrial was overruled.

The majority indicates that the argument was merely an…