SCHAFFER v. STATE

No. 13-86-035-CR.

721 S.W.2d 594 (1986)

Michael Lee SCHAFFER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

December 11, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Connors, III, Flavio Escobar, Jr., McAllen, for appellant.

Rene Guerra, Dist. Attorney's Office, Edinburg, for appellee.

Before NYE, C.J., and KENNEDY and UTTER, JJ.


OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

The jury convicted appellant for the offense of possessing a controlled substance, peyote, and the trial court assessed punishment at ten years' imprisonment. Appellant brings seven points of error. We reverse the judgment of the trial court.

Appellant, by his first and second points of error, complains of the prosecutor's jury argument. Appellant contends that the prosecutor impermissibly commented on appellant's post-arrest...

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