WOODLEY v. STATE

No. 11-96-150-CR.

939 S.W.2d 772 (1997)

Eldridge Remonin WOODLEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

February 6, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Sidney Crowley, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, District Attorney of Harris County, Houston, for appellee.

Before ARNOT, C.J., and DICKENSON and WRIGHT, JJ.


ARNOT, Chief Justice.

The jury convicted appellant of the offense of aggravated sexual assault, made an affirmative deadly weapon finding, and assessed his punishment at confinement for 34 years plus a fine of $10,000. In his sole point of error, appellant argues that the trial court erred in failing to grant a motion for mistrial after the prosecutor impermissibly commented upon appellant's failure to testify at the punishment phase of trial. We affirm.

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