Cotton v. State

Frank Holt, Justice.

The appellant was charged by information with capital felony murder. A jury found him guilty of first degree murder and assessed his punishment at life imprisonment. Appellant first asserts the trial court erred in permitting the prosecuting attorney to argue, in the presence of the jury, the merits of admitting testimony concerning a polygraph test taken by a defense witness.

During cross-examination by the state of Dorothy Taylor, widow of the victim and sister of the appellant, the following exchange occurred:

(Prosecuting attorney): Okay. Is there any particular reason…