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JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 01-11-00406-CR.

425 S.W.3d 516 (2012)

Christopher Ray JOHNSON, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

Discretionary Review Refused October 10, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Lewis , Attorney at Law, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Alan Curry , Chief Prosecutor, Appellate Division, Harris County District Attorney's Office, Melissa Parker Hervey , Assistant District Attorney, Harris County, Texas, Houston, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Chief Justice RADACK and Justices HIGLEY and BROWN.

OPINION

SHERRY RADACK, Chief Justice.

Appellant Christopher Ray Johnson was convicted following a jury trial of forgery of a commercial instrument, i.e., a money order, and sentenced to seven years' confinement. He appeals here (1) challenging the sufficiency of the evidence that he acted with "intent to defraud," and (2) complaining that the prosecutor's closing argument improperly introduced facts outside the record. We reverse.

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