Johnson v. State

OPINION

BRETT, Presiding Judge:

The appellant, Gary Raymond Johnson, was convicted in the District Court of Oklahoma County, Case No. CRF-79-2339, of Attempted Rape in the First Degree, after Former Conviction of a Felony. The jury fixed his punishment at a term of imprisonment of fifteen (15) years in the state penitentiary.

The appellant first contends that the prosecuting attorney included in her closing argument a prejudicial remark amounting to a definition of “reasonable doubt.” Specifically, the appellant objects to the statement that “reasonable doubt” does not mean that the State has…