Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

A trial judge's statement "as soon as I hear from the defendant we'll get into it" in criminal trial may qualify as an improper comment on defendant's failure to testify even if the judge made the statement before defendant rested his case.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/13/2001
• Published 06/13/2001

Judges

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Matthew R.DeKoatz, El Paso, for Appellant., Karen L. Landinger, Asst. DA, El Paso, for State.