MITCHELL v. STATE

No. 12-81-0119-CR.

649 S.W.2d 106 (1983)

Barbara Yvette MITCHELL, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

February 24, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest Henderson, Jr., Houston, for appellant.

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

Before SUMMERS, C.J., and McKAY and COLLEY, JJ.


COLLEY, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of the misdemeanor offense of prostitution and the jury assessed punishment at confinement in jail for 180 days and a fine of $750.00.

Appellant's sole ground of error is that the trial court erred in permitting the arguments of counsel to be made prior to charging the jury at the punishment phase.

The trial court failed to read the punishment charge to the jury until after the State's closing argument. No objection...

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