State v. Garza

OPINION

Opinion by:

SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice.

The State appeals the trial court’s order granting Richard Lee Garza’s motion for a new trial because Garza’s counsel failed to challenge for cause or peremptorily strike Keith Adams, a juror who became the jury foreman. Because the court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm.

Factual and ProceduRal Background

Richard Lee Garza, a criminal defense attorney, was charged with three counts of aggravated sexual assault of his five-year-old niece. During voir dire, after explaining the nature of the charged offense, the trial judge inquired “whether…