Somerville v. State

OPINION

THOMAS, Justice.

Keith Lawrence Somerville appeals his conviction of burglary of a habitation for which the jury assessed punishment at life imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections. 2 Somerville raises thirteen points of error, including a claim that the jury was selected in a racially discriminatory manner. We agree; consequently, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand the cause for a new trial.

In point of error eleven, Somerville contends that the prosecutor utilized his peremptory challenges to exclude black veniremembers from the jury on the basis of race in…