Legal Opinion

Waddle v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 7, 1970No. 42494PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*473OPINION

BELCHER, Judge.

The conviction is for robbery; the punishment, life.

The sole ground urged for reversal is that the prosecutor in his closing argument to the jury commented upon the appellant’s failure to testify.

The appellant did not testify.

The arguments relied upon for reversal are set out in appellant’s brief. They are as follows:

“Not one witness that took that stand told you that is not the man.”
“The only witness that took that stand for identification told you ‘that is the man’.”
“Not one witness said, that mounted that stand, told you that he was not there.”
“Not one witness that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bass v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  2. Suber v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  3. Mayfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  4. Manning v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964
  5. Glass v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  2. Ford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Roberts v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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