Section 25.18 Probation, Parole, or Appeal as Affecting

LibraryCriminal Practice 2012 Supp

a. (§25.18) Probation, Parole, or Appeal as Affecting

The prosecutor may not refer to the fact that the defendant is likely to be paroled or get probation in a shorter time than the term of years the jury sets in its verdict. The same is true of the fact that the state has no right to appeal. Probation, parole, and appeal are not a consideration of the jury and are not to be argued by either party. State v. Lewis, 443...

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