Legal Opinion

Thompson v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 22, 1987No. 09-86-123 CRPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DIES, Chief Justice.

Appellant was indicted for burglary of a building with additional enhancements. A jury convicted him and assessed his punishment at thirty years in the Texas Department of Corrections. Appeal has been perfected to this Court.

Appellant’s first point of error complains of prosecutorial argument, as follows:

“I don’t know how many of you have noticed during the trial, but the defendant has a spider tattoo on his neck, and I submit to you that on the night of this burglary—
“[DEFENSE COUNSEL]: Your Honr [sic], we object to that, as being outside the Record. There’s no…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Rumbaugh v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. Jordan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. Powell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Dunbar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Andre Demont Thompson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2015
  2. Andre Demont Thompson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2015

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