Jones v. State

Lyle Brown, Justice.

Appellant, Johnny James Jones, was found guilty of rape and sentenced to thirty years imprisonment. His plea for reversal is based on a single point, namely, alleged improper remarks in the closing argument of the prosecuting attorney.

The defendant elected not to testify. The prosecutor made these statements concerning the whereabouts of the accused on the morning of the alleged rape:

I leave you with a thought. Johnny James Jones knows where he was on that morning. . . . Johnny James Jones knows where he was on the 9th of July at 8:30 in the morning. There are two people…