Jerry Wayne Melton, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee; Jimmie Lee Sloan, Appellant, v. the State of Texas…

Summary

The Court reversed the convictions of Melton and Sloan and remanded for a new trial because the prosecutor made improper, prejudicial arguments not supported by the record, and because the trial court erred in handling the entrapment defense. The Court held that ownership of the stolen truck was sufficiently proven, that entrapment was not established as a matter of law for Melton, and that vicarious entrapment does not apply to Sloan.