Miller v. State

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is robbery with firearms; the punishment, ninety-nine (99) years upon a plea of guilty.

The sole question is the propriety of the State’s argument. The court reporter was not called for until counsel for the appellant requested that he take the remainder of the argument. It appears from what is before us that the jury was qualified on their willingness to assess a punishment at five hundred years, but the prosecutor said, “Most of you at that time thought we were a little ridiculous,” and followed that with a plea for such verdict. It was further shown that…