SLOAN v. STATE

No. 48974.

515 S.W.2d 913 (1974)

Juliet Pickett SLOAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied December 11, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phil Burleson and Robert T. Baskett, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., and John H. Hagler, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for murder. Punishment was assessed by the jury at twenty (20) years.

At the outset, appellant contends that the prosecutor's argument that a statement made by appellant to another was uncontroverted constituted a comment upon the failure of appellant to testify and requires reversal.

The record reflects the following occurred during the argument of the prosecutor:

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