Munroe v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

ROBERTS, Judge.

The petitioner pleaded guilty to the offense of aggravated robbery. He chose to have a jury assess punishment. The jury assessed punishment at confinement for ten years. This judgment was affirmed by the court of appeals. Munroe v. State, 624 S.W.2d 688 (Tex.App.—Fort Worth, 1981). We granted the appellant’s petition for discretionary review in order to resolve conflicting standards for review among the various courts of appeals in cases involving allegations of jury misconduct. Compare Munroe v. State, supra, with Sneed…