Dorsey v. State

AKIN, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of burglary of a habitation. Punishment was assessed at 25 years confinement. We affirm.

In his sole ground of error, appellant contends that the court erred in allowing the prosecution, at the punishment phase, to argue facts outside the record. Specifically, he objects to the following argument:

MR. ISENBERG: Okay. Now, that’s the kind of person he is.

And what kind of person is the victim? You know, it's an insult for the defense counsel to get up here and say, well, put him on probation and give her money. I mean, that’s just the…