Bobby Joe Peyronel v. State

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. PD-1274-14 BOBBY JOE PEYRONEL, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW FROM THE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HARRIS COUNTY J OHNSON, J., filed a dissenting opinion. DISSENTING OPINION On direct appeal, one of appellant’s claims asserted that the trial court violated his “right to a public trial when it improperly excluded all of his friends and family who were present in the courtroom” and “in the gallery” during the punishment phase of the trial. The court of appeals concluded that the trial court improperly ordered…