Priester v. State

OPINION

STEVEN L. HUGHES, Justice

Appellant Carlton Priester was found guilty of the murder of Gerald Banks and sentenced to 35 years in prison. Appellant raises three issues on appeal. He contends: (1) the trial court erred in refusing his attorney’s oral request for a continuance made on the morning of trial; (2) the trial court erred in allowing the State to read a witness’s grand jury testimony into the record at trial; and (3) the State made an improper jury argument that encouraged the jury to disregard the trial court’s instruction on the lesser-included offense of manslaughter. We…