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CANTU v. STATE

No. 01-10-00876-CR.

395 S.W.3d 202 (2012)

Michael Wayne CANTU, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

October 11, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal Tripp Davis III , Houston, for Appellant.

John J. Harrity III , Asst. Dist. Atty. Chad E. Bridges , Asst. Crim. Dist. Atty., Richmond, for State.

Panel consists of Chief Justice RADACK and Justices BLAND and HUDDLE.

OPINION

REBECA HUDDLE, Justice.

Michael Wayne Cantu appeals a conviction for murder. See TEX. PENAL CODE § 19.02(b)(1) (West 2011). A jury found him guilty and assessed his punishment at forty-eight years in prison. On appeal, Cantu raises three complaints: (1) the trial judge erred by overruling his objection to the State's improper comment on Cantu's failure to testify; (2) the evidence presented at trial was legally insufficient to support...

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