MARTINEZ v. STATE

No. 6-91-057-CR.

826 S.W.2d 807 (1992)

Rogelio Zayas MARTINEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

March 24, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frumencio Reyes, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Dist. Atty., Houston, for appellee.

Before CORNELIUS, C.J., and BLEIL and GRANT, JJ.


OPINION

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Rogelio Martinez was convicted of delivery of cocaine. Punishment, enhanced by a prior felony conviction, was set at fifty years' confinement and a $2,000.00 fine.

On appeal Martinez raises only one point, asserting that improper jury argument by the prosecutor requires reversal and a new trial. We disagree and will affirm the judgment.

In final argument at the guilt/innocence stage of the trial, the prosecutor...

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