Legal Opinion

Zaid Adnan Najar v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided August 29, 2019No. 14-17-00785-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Reversed and Remanded and Majority and Dissenting Opinions filed August 29, 2019. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-17-00785-CR ZAID ADNAN NAJAR, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 338th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1503083 DISSENTING OPINION I disagree with several aspects of the majority’s decision. I. The majority errs by not applying Rule 606(b) of the Texas Rules of Evidence. The majority correctly recognizes that, under Rule 21.3(f) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, the defendant must be granted a new trial “when,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Okonkwo, Chidiebele GabrielCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  2. Colyer, Wilkie Schell Jr.Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
  3. McQuarrie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
  4. Bustamante v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
  5. Hicks v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000

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