SAN FRANCISCO MASCORRO v. STATE

No. 13-81-121-CR.

627 S.W.2d 523 (1982)

SAN FRANCISCO MASCORRO, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

January 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jimmy Phillips, Jr., Angleton, for appellant.

Knute L. Dietze, Crim. Dist. Atty., Victoria, for appellee.

Before BISSETT, YOUNG and GONZALEZ, JJ.


OPINION

BISSETT, Justice.

This is an appeal from a murder conviction. The trial was before a jury. Punishment was assessed at 25 years imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections.

In his first ground of error, the defendant contends that the trial court erred in allegedly allowing the prosecutor to make a comment on defendant's failure to testify. The statements complained of are as follows:

"Now, Mr. Urias has made a big deal out...

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