Legal Opinion
Valdez v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided August 28, 1997No. 14-95-01102-CRPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YATES, Justice.
In this appeal, we must decide whether the trial court’s determination that an empaneled juror “has a problem with the English language” was sufficient to dismiss the juror as “disabled from sitting” within the meaning of article 36.29 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure and the Texas Constitution. Because we conclude the determination was not sufficient, we reverse the judgment of the trial court.
Appellant was charged with murder. After the jurors were selected and sworn but before opening arguments were made, it apparently came to the court’s attention that one of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Ramos v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- McDaniel v. YarbroughTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Griffin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Robles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Scales, Courtney JayCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
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- Ponce v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2001
- Starks v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2008
- Charles Bittick v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2023
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