Legal Opinion

Decker v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 24, 1986No. 67567PublishedCited by 97 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of burglary of a habitation; the punishment is imprisonment for ten years and one day.

The appellant asserts the trial court erred in refusing to allow him to peremptorily strike the juror L.J. Rich so that he might be replaced by another juror, even though Rich had been impaneled. Ordinarily there is no right to challenge a juror peremptorily after the juror has been sworn to try the case; Carrasco v. State, 101 Tex.Cr.R. 91, 274 S.W. 155 (Tex.Cr.App. 1925); Crow v. State, 89 Tex.Cr.R. 149, 280 S.W. 148…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Salazar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Von January v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Crow v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982

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3Cited by97 opinions

  1. Franklin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  2. Brown v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006
  3. Ford v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2003
  4. Franklin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1999
  5. Rodriguez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1995

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