Lugo v. State

OPINION

UTTER, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of attempted capital murder and sentenced to serve five years in the Texas Department of Corrections. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The offense involved the stabbing of a police officer. Appellant was eligible for probation, and portions of both the appellant’s and the State’s arguments during the punishment phase focused on the propriety of probation in this case.

Appellant’s first point of error complains of the prosecutor’s argument during the punishment phase of the trial.

Before the complained-of argument, which is set out below,…