Bell, Vaughn Ray

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. PD-0087-12

VAUGHN RAY BELL, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

FROM THE SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS

FANNIN COUNTY

Keasler, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Keller, P.J., Price, Womack, Johnson, Hervey, Cochran, and Alcala, JJ., joined. Meyers, J., filed a dissenting opinion.

O P I N I O N

Vaughn Bell contends the court of appeals erred in finding the trial judge's error in ordering him shackled during trial was harmless. We hold that the judge erred in shackling Bell, but conclude the error was not…