State v. Williams

HIGGINS, Judge.

Billy Earl Williams was convicted by a jury of attempt to escape; second degree assault; and displaying a deadly weapon. His punishment was fixed at imprisonment for five years on each count. He contends the trial court erred in failing to declare a mistrial because of a series of three prejudicial comments made by the prosecuting attorney during closing argument. The Court of Appeals, Western District, found the trial court had sustained defendant’s objection to the third improper comment thereby curing any error, but had erred in overruling objections to two previous…