BRIDGES v. STATE

No. B14-81-017-CR.

624 S.W.2d 718 (1981)

William Leon BRIDGES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Discretionary Review Refused January 27, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ken J. McLean, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Dist. Atty., Houston, for appellee.

Before PAUL PRESSLER, MURPHY and ROBERTSON, JJ.


PAUL PRESSLER, Justice.

Appellant was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance, namely heroin. The jury assessed punishment at twenty years.

By his first and second grounds of error, appellant complains of the following closing remarks of the prosecutor: "In connection with the defendant stating that he didn't have any heroin. I submit this to you: `What else is he going to say? What else can he say?'" Appellant relies on art. 38.08 Tex.Code Crim...

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