Moore v. State

OPINION

SHERRY RADACK, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted appellant, Ernest Mur-ry Moore Jr., of the felony offense of capital murder. The trial court assessed appellant’s punishment at life imprisonment, which is the only possible sentence since the State did not seek the death penalty. See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. §§ 12.31 (Vernon 2003), 19.03 (Vernon Supp.2007). In nine points of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in (1) denying his Batson 1 challenges, (2) refusing to grant a mistrial after the State’s expert rendered medical attention to a juror during the trial, and (3) refusing…