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LIVINGSTON v. STATE

No. 05-88-01155-CR.

782 S.W.2d 12 (1989)

Christopher Antonio LIVINGSTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied January 12, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Molly Meridith Lenoir, Dallas, for appellant.

Teresa Tolle, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, for appellee.

Before WHITHAM, BAKER and OVARD, JJ.

OPINION

BAKER, Justice.

A jury found Christopher Antonio Livingston guilty of murder and assessed a life sentence. He asserts seven points of error. In his first point, appellant contends that the trial court erred in commenting to the jury panel during voir dire on the court's own inability to consider the full range of punishment. We sustain this point of error, reverse the trial court's judgment, and remand the cause for a new trial.

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