Blassingale v. StateBlassingale v. State
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- Before:
- Morrison
Lead Opinion
OPINION
MORRISON, Presiding Judge.The offense is robbery; the punishment is 199 years.
Witness for the State testified that aрpellant and a companion entered her liquor *116store and ordered a bottle of gin which wаs located high on a shelf. As the witnеss, who the record indicates is S’ 3” tаll, reached for the bottle, appellant, who the record indicates is over six feet tall, grаbbed the back of her neck аnd threw her to the floor, then draggеd her to the back of the store while holding his hand in and over her mouth. Aрpellant remained with the witness fоr a short time, then released her after threatening her bodily harm should she move or make any noise. After appellant and his cоmpanion left, the police were notified. The witness testified that in excess of $200.00 was taken from hеr cash register and that appellant and his companion hаd placed her in fear of bоdily harm.
Gonzales v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 386 S.W.2d 139, and Mason v. State, Tex.Cr. App., 375 S.W.2d 916, dispose of appellant’s contentions as to punishment.
Appellant further contends that comments made by the District Attоrney in his argument to the jury constitute rеversible error. The record shows that objections to the comments were first made in appеllant’s motion for new trial. In Doswell v. Stаte, 158 Tex.Cr.R. 447, 256 S.W.2d 416, we held that objections tо the State’s arguments presented for the first time on motion for new triаl were too late. Even if we were to consider the argument, wе have concluded that reversible error would not have been shown. See Marshall v. State, 104 Tex.Cr.R. 619, 286 S.W. 214; Lott v. State, 164 Tex.Cr.R. 395, 299 S.W.2d 145; Christesson v. State, 172 Tex.Cr.R. 27, 353 S.W.2d 218; and Yanez v. State, Tex. Cr.App., 403 S.W.2d 412.
Finding no mеrit in appellant’s contentions and finding further that the evidence suрports the conviction, the judgment is affirmed.
Concurrence Opinion
(concurring).
I concur in the holding that thе punishment assessed is within the statutory limits аnd is not excessive. I would point out, however, that the punishment assessed by the jury exceeds by 100 years what the majority held to be the maximum punishment under statutes providing a punishment of “any term of years not less than two” (Assault to Rape, Art. 1162 P.C.) or “any term not less than five years” (Burglary of Private Residence, Art. 1391). Brown v. State, 171 Tex.Cr.R. 167, 346 S.W.2d 842; Joseph v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 367 S.W.2d 330; Madeley v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 388 S.W.2d 187; Sellars v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 401 S.W.2d 835.