Bowser v. State

OPINION

DORSEY, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of murder and assessed her punishment at fifty years in prison. Four points of error are raised: the refusal of the trial judge to issue a writ of attachment for a subpoenaed witness, error in closing argument during the punishment stage in commenting on the failure of the defendant to testify, improper jury argument during the trial on guilt, and the failure of the trial court to order a competency hearing. For error which occurred in the punishment phase of trial, we will reverse the judgment and remand the cause to the trial court. See…