Legal Opinion

Sloan v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 6, 1974No. 48974PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for murder. Punishment was assessed by the jury at twenty (20) years.

At the outset, appellant contends that the prosecutor’s argument that a statement made by appellant to another was uncon-troverted constituted a comment upon the failure of appellant to testify and requires reversal.

The record reflects the following occurred during the argument of the prosecutor:

“[Prosecutor] Let’s move on now to December. Let’s consider what you know, what you know this woman [appellant] said in December, and what her financial worries were then.…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Corbett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Hogan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. Peterson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Nichols v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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3Cited by66 opinions

  1. Matson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Saxton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  3. Adelman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Hankins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. Luck v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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