Allen v. State

693 S.W.2d 380 (1984)

Johnny Wayne ALLEN, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 761-82.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

September 19, 1984.

J. Stephen Cooper, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Anne B. Wetherholt, Maridell Templeton, Joe Revesz and Ronny N. Poole, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

TEAGUE, Judge.

"It is basic and fundamental law in this State that the failure of an accused to testify may not be the subject of comment by the…