# Good v. State

> Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · November 26, 1986 · 723 S.W.2d 734

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9638417

## Case

- **Full name:** Donald Wayne GOOD v. the STATE of Texas, Appellee
- **Court:** Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
- **Decided:** November 26, 1986
- **Citations:** 723 S.W.2d 734; 1986 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 885
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Onion
- **Judges:** Onion, Teague, Campbell, White, Davis
- **Cited by:** 121 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that a lengthy and relentless diatribe directed at defendant's in-court demeanor during final argument improperly focused on the defendant’s neutral nontestimonial demeanor and thereby created an unreasonable inference of guilt
- holding that prosecutor’s argument on truthfulness of witness was reasonable deduction from witness’s testimonial demeanor, which is considered to be in evidence
- stating that that a trial court, by overruling an objection to an improper argument, puts “the stamp of judicial approval” on the improper comments, thus magnifying the possibility for harm
- stating that trial court, by overruling objection to improper argument, puts "the stamp of judicial approval" on improper comments, thus magnifying possibility for harm.
- stating that trial court, by overruling objection to improper argument, puls "the stamp of judicial approval" on improper comments, thus magnifying possibility for harm.

## Opinion text

ONION, Presiding Judge,
concurring.
I concur in the result reached by the majority only based on the particular facts of this particular case.
WHITE, J., joins this opinion.

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