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Title: Archie v. State
Author : In the Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
Release Date : January 02, 2005
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 58 KB

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A jury convicted Julius Archie of family violence assault (a felony) and misdemeanor assault. The jury assessed his punishment at ten years in prison for the felony and one year in jail for the misdemeanor. Archie contends in two issues that: (1) he was punished twice for the same offense in violation of the prohibition against double jeopardy; and (2) the court abused its discretion by denying his motion for mistrial during the punishment phase when a prosecutor commented on his failure to testify. We will affirm the convictions, reverse the punishment, and remand for a new punishment hearing.