In Re Charles Lamar Hicks v. the State of Texas

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• stating that “courtroom demeanor of a non-testifying criminal defendant is an improper subject for comment”
• holding that courtroom demeanor of a non-testifying defendant is \an improper subject for comment by a prosecuting attorney\ because it is \not in any sense legally relevant to the question of his guilt or innocence\ (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)
• holding that courtroom demeanor of a non-testifying defendant is “an 9 improper subject for comment by a prosecuting attorney” because it is “not in any 10 sense legally relevant to the question of his guilt or innocence” (internal quotation 11 marks and citation omitted)
• \'Improper comments by a prosecutor may constitute reversible error where the defendant's right to a fair trial is substantially affected.’ \
• “Evidence consisting entirely of testimony from accomplices or conspirators is sufficient.”
• \[I]t is inevitable that jurors will observe a defendant at counsel table during the course of a trial. . . . This is a natural consequence of a defendant's decision to exercise his right to be present at trial.\

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