Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Skeen v. Tunnell
Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)
Decided January 6, 1989No. 12-88-00313-CRPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
COLLEY, Justice.
This is an original mandamus proceeding. Relator, Jack Skeen, Jr., Smith County Criminal District Attorney, seeks the writ to compel Respondent, the Honorable Joe Tunnell, District Judge, to set aside his order of December 6, 1988, reinstating 1 a prospective juror who was peremptorily struck by Relator, and to call a new array in the case.
The record reveals that Miller is a black man, and that the State exercised one of its peremptory challenges against Jimmy Winston Brown, a black venireman. Following a Batson 2 hearing, Respondent determined that Brown…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Chisholm v. Bewley MillsTexas Supreme Court · 1956
- Lewis v. Jacksonville Building & Loan Ass'nTexas Supreme Court · 1976
- Smith v. FlackCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by12 opinions
- Sodipo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Leon Ltd. v. Albuquerque Commons Partnership, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1993
- In Re BledsoeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2001
- Academy Corp. v. Interior Buildout & Turnkey Construction Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
- C_ E_ J v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.