Burris v. State

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant takes this court severely to task for what he claims are discrepancies in our original opinion. We can conceive of no valid reason for discussing his criticisms because if we conceded that they were well-founded they would still have no effect upon the decision of this case.

That portion of our original opinion in which we discussed alleged jury misconduct was unnecessary because the motion for new trial, which alleged jury misconduct occurring within the jury room, was in general terms and was not supported by the affidavit of anyone,…