CHESTER v. STATE

No. 07-02-0022-CR.

167 S.W.3d 935 (2005)

Horace CHESTER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

July 13, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd LeBlanc, Beaumont, for Appellant.

Wayln G. Thompson, Philip Babin, Asst. Criminal District Attys., Beaumont, for Appellee.

Before QUINN, C.J., and REAVIS and HANCOCK, JJ.


Opinion

BRIAN QUINN, Chief Justice.

Horace Chester appeals his conviction for possessing .07 grams of cocaine. His two issues involve the propriety of the State's jury argument. That is, he contends that the trial court erred by overruling his objection to the State's application of the parole laws to potential sentences the jury could levy against him.1 We reverse the judgment of the trial court.

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