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
- Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Rumbaugh v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Jordan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Powell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Dunbar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
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