Garcia v. State

The issue presented for our review is whether the trial court erred in overruling appellant’s objection to the prosecutor’s statement in closing argument assuring the jury that it would not have heard appellant’s taped statement to police if it was not freely and voluntarily made. We find that the trial court erred in overruling appellant’s objection, as the prosecutor’s *261statement improperly implied that the vol-untariness of the confession had already been determined. We reverse and remand.

Appellant was charged and convicted of dealing in stolen property. Appellant was in a relationship with…