AKIN v. STATE

No. 06-97-00207-CR.

981 S.W.2d 297 (1998)

Joseph M. AKIN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Decided July 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Troy A. Hornsby, Miller, James, Miller, Wyly, Hornsby, Texarkana, for appellant.

James H. Elliott, Bowie County Asst. District Attorney, Nicole Habersang, Texarkana, for appellee.

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


OPINION

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

In a jury trial, Joseph Akin was convicted of possession of methamphetamine and sentenced to forty years' confinement. Akin appeals, complaining generally about various improper comments of the prosecutor at voir dire and at final jury argument, and contending that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. In a supplemental brief, Akin contends that he has been denied his constitutional right to make a sufficient record...

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