SAWYER v. STATE

No. 01-93-00871-CR.

877 S.W.2d 883 (1994)

Bud Jay SAWYER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

June 9, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian W. Wice, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., J. Harvey Hudson and Steve Baldassano, Harris, for appellee.

Before OLIVER-PARROTT, C.J., and ANDELL and HEDGES, JJ.


OPINION

HEDGES, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Bud Jay Sawyer, guilty of capital murder, and the trial court assessed punishment at life in prison. In three points of error, appellant complains that the trial court erred in permitting the prosecutor to make improper jury arguments. We affirm.

Facts

On the evening of November 16, 1992, Lee Rayford was driving south of Parker Street in Houston, Texas. Rayford was a street dealer of crack...

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