James Otis O'Bryant v. State

OPINION

TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant James Otis O’Bryant of two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. In each case, the trial court found two enhancement allegations “true” and sentenced appellant to prison for life. The trial court ordered the sentences to run consecutively. The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the trial court erred in failing to grant a mistrial on the grounds the jury began deliberating the case prior to being charged. We affirm.

The record reflects that during the State’s case in chief, outside the jury’s presence, the trial court…