State of Texas v. Jeremy Thomas

OPINION

EVELYN V. KEYES, Justice.

A jury convicted appellee, Jeremy Thomas, of the first-degree felony offense of murder, and the trial court assessed his punishment at confinement for life. 1 Thomas moved for a new trial “in the interest of justice” because the jury did not hear exculpatory testimony from an alleged eyewitness. The trial court granted his motion for new trial. In two issues, the State contends that (1) the trial court erred in granting a new trial because there was no legal basis for a new trial and Thomas failed to establish that his trial was not held in accordance with the…