COCKERHAM v. STATE

No. 194-86.

729 S.W.2d 742 (1987)

Freddie Joe COCKERHAM, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

April 8, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Hagler, Dallas, for appellant.

John Vance, Dist. Atty. and Constance M. Maher and Ruth Plagenhoef, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

MILLER, Judge.

Appellant's conviction for aggravated robbery was reversed by the Court of Appeals. Cockerham v. State, 703 S.W.2d 334 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi 1985). The Court of Appeals ruled that the prosecutor's indirect comment on appellant's failure to testify was both improper and harmful under Art. 38.08, V.A...

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