CALDERON v. STATE

No. 08-94-00221-CR.

950 S.W.2d 121 (1997)

Aurora CALDERON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

May 8, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norbert J. Garney, El Paso, for Appellant.

Jaime E. Esparza, District Attorney, El Paso, for Appellee.

Before BARAJAS, C.J., and LARSEN and McCLURE, JJ.


OPINION

McCLURE, Justice.

This appeal addresses the issue of whether the Appellant, Aurora Calderon ("Calderon"), was denied effective assistance of counsel. It also provides this Court an opportunity to clarify its position on the question of whether, and under what circumstances, an instruction to disregard will cure the prosecution's improper comment on a criminal defendant's failure to testify. Calderon was found guilty of possessing less than...

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