Rodriguez v. State

OPINION

RICKHOFF, Justice.

Isidro Rodriguez was convicted of aggravated sexual assault; after a jury trial he was sentenced to 60 years in prison and fined $10,000. In two points of error Rodriguez contends the state’s argument at punishment was so egregious that he was denied a fair trial, and that his appointed counsel was ineffective at the punishment phase of his trial. We affirm.

Jury Argument

In his first point of error Rodriguez complains that the state’s closing argument was so prejudicial as to deprive him of a fair trial. The argument complained of follows:

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