McFarland v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

McCORMICK, Presiding Judge.

A jury found appellant guilty of aggravated robbery and sentenced him to seventy-five years’ imprisonment. The Court of Appeals reversed the judgment of the trial court and remanded the case after finding that the State’s jury argument did not fall into one of the permissible categories of jury argument and that it denied the appellant the right to a fair and impartial trial. McFarland v. State, 902 S.W.2d 540 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1995). We granted the State’s petition for discretionary review.

Upon further…