Sloan v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
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
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