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DODD v. STATE

No. 01-87-00859-CR.

753 S.W.2d 519 (1988)

Otis Bernard DODD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

July 7, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet Seymour Morrow, Burnett & Morrow, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Dist. Atty. Harris County, Kathy Giannaula, Asst. Dist. Atty. Harris County, for appellee.

Before JACK SMITH, DUNN and COHEN, JJ.

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of possession of cocaine weighing less than 28 grams, and the trial court assessed his punishment at 26 years confinement.

In his sole point of error, appellant contends that the "dynamite" or Allen1 charge given to the jury by the trial court was so coercive that it denied appellant due process of law and trial by jury.

After both sides presented vastly...

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