MAURICE SANDERS, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

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Affirmed and Opinion filed October 18, 1989
 
 
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In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
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No. 05-88-01161-CR
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MAURICE SANDERS, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
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On Appeal from the 292nd Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F88-93965-RV
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O P I N I O N
Before Justices Howell, Rowe, and Kinkeade
Opinion Per Curiam
        Maurice Sanders was convicted by a jury of the offense of burglary of a habitation. Punishment, enhanced by two prior convictions, was assessed at twenty-five years' confinement. Appellant claims the State's jury argument at the guilt/innocence phase of trial constituted reversible error. We disagree and affirm the judgment of the trial court.
        Appellant complains of the following argument:
            Ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to ask you, as I did on Voir Dire, to take the information you hear and it's your job to believe all of it, believe everything he says -- that's one story -- and if you believe everything: "Boy, I believe it." Or you can believe part of what he says: "He's got a little weaving of facts that are in there" -- and that's what a good liar does, he weaves the little facts in there -- "and he probably does have a guardian Joe somewhere.
 
            You know, of course, they're not here because they don't want to have anything to do with that.
 
            [DEFENSE COUNSEL]: We object to the comment since it's outside the evidence as to whether or not they want anything to do with him.
 
            THE COURT: Stay in the record, please.
        An objection to jury argument must be pressed to the point of procuring a ruling in order to preserve the objection for appellate review. Lewis v. State, 664 S.W.2d 345, 349 (Tex. Crim. App. 1984). The trial court's admonition to the State to "stay in the record does not constitute a ruling adverse to appellant. Graham v. State, 566 S.W.2d 941, 954 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978). Accordingly, appellant has preserved nothing for review. Appellant's point of error is overruled.
        The judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
 
                                                          PER CURIAM
 
 
DO NOT PUBLISH
TEX. R. APP. P. 90
 
881161F.U05
 
 
File Date[11-01-89]
File Name[881161F]

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