Cox v. State

OPINION

HOLMAN, Justice.

A jury convicted Robert Craig Cox of aggravated robbery and also found one enhancement paragraph to be true. The jury assessed punishment at life imprisonment and a $10,000 fine, and Cox appeals upon six points of error. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

SECURITY RESTRAINT

The first point of error asserts that Cox was denied the presumption of innocence when he was compelled to stand trial while wearing a security leg brace that the jury noticed, and inquired about during deliberations. The harm a defendant suffers when the jury sees him in handcuffs or shackles is…