Franklin v. State

KINKEADE, Justice.

Tony Lorenzo Franklin appeals his jury conviction of aggravated robbery. The jury assessed punishment at ninety-nine years’ confinement. Franklin claims that the trial court erred in 1) admitting a written statement which Franklin gave to a police officer; 2) failing to grant Franklin’s motion for a mistrial regarding the prosecutor’s reference to the parole laws of Texas; and 3) overruling Franklin’s objection to the prosecutor’s argument during the punishment phase of the trial. We disagree and affirm the trial court’s judgment.

The evidence, viewed in the light most…