Mason, Ronnie Duane

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. PD-1373-09

RONNIE DUANE MASON, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

FROM THE SEVENTH COURT OF APPEALS

POTTER COUNTY

Meyers, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which Price, Keasler, Hervey, Holcomb, and Cochran, JJ., joined. Womack, J., filed a concurring opinion. Keller, P.J., concurred. Johnson, J., dissented.

O P I N I O N

Appellant, Ronnie Duane Mason, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. At a pretrial hearing, defense counsel requested the grand jury testimony of Anthony…