PEAKE v. STATE

No. 01-87-00590-CR.

755 S.W.2d 541 (1988)

Orvil John PEAKE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

Rehearing Denied August 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirby Taylor, Ross & Taylor, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Dist. Atty. of Harris County, Cathy Herasimchuk, Asst. Dist. Atty. of Harris County, Vic Wesner, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before JACK SMITH, COHEN and STEPHANOW, JJ.


OPINION

JACK SMITH, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of indecency with a child. The jury found appellant guilty and assessed punishment at 12 years confinement and a $5,000 fine. Appellant brings nine points of error.

In his first point of error, appellant contends that his due process rights were violated when the prosecutor inflamed the jury's mind by informing them that appellant had confessed.

The record indicates that appellant...

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