Dutton v. State

OPINION

WILLIAM E. JUNELL, Justice (Retired).

This is an appeal of a conviction for escape. Appellant Dutton complains that (1) the trial court unduly restricted Dutton’s voir dire of a prospective juror, (2) the evidence was insufficient, (3) the trial court refused a requested jury instruction, and (4) the prosecutor’s jury argument was improper. We affirm.

We summarize the facts in the light most favorable to the verdict. On November 15, 1990, Dutton was serving stacked sentences at the Ramsey I Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division: (1) cause no.…