McQuarrie, Thomas

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. PD-0803-11

THOMAS MCQUARRIE, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

FROM THE THIRTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS

GONZALES COUNTY

Cochran, J., filed a dissenting opinion in which Keller, P.J., and Price and Womack, JJ., joined.

O P I N I O N

I respectfully dissent. The statements in the juror affidavits offered in this case may constitute "extraneous prejudicial information" under Federal Rule 606(b), but the Texas Supreme Court deliberately did not adopt that exception to the general prohibition against jurors impeaching…