Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Marvin Lee Wilson, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

December 11, 19961996 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 246

Summary

The Court reversed the trial court's judgment and remanded because the prosecutor's closing‑argument remarks striking at the defendant over the shoulders of his counsel were not invited, were manifestly improper, and not harmless error. The majority held the error reversible; the dissent would have affirmed. Justice Mansfield dissented, arguing the error was harmless.