Legal Opinion

Morgan v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 30, 1991No. 1022-91PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

2Per curiam

Appellant was convicted by a jury of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal he contended that the trial court erred in allowing the prosecutor to make comments on his failure to testify. The Court of Appeals agreed that there was error but held such to be harmless under Tex.R.App.Pro. 81(b)(2). Morgan v. State, 816 S.W.2d 98 (Tex.App.-Waco, 1991). Appellant has filed a petition for discretionary review and this Court has declined to grant review.

As is true in every case where discretionary review is refused, this refusal…

3Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Sheffield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  2. Morgan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1991

4Cited by2 opinions

  1. Jessie Lee Shaw v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2006
  2. Joe Alviar, Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1992

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