Harvey v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
1Opinion of the Court
*165MAJORITY OPINION
SCOTT BRISTER, Chief Justice.
Following a mistrial in which the first jury deadlocked, a second jury found appellant Belinda Harvey guilty of making a false report of child abuse and assessed the maximum sentence, confinement for one year and a $4,000 fine. See Tex. Fam. Code § 261.107; Tex. Pen.Code § 12.21. On appeal, she alleges the trial court erred in refusing to strike a juror for cause and in admitting testimony by a former attorney, and her counsel erred in failing to convey an offer from the prosecution. We affirm.
Appellant, a paralegal at a Houston law firm, was fired…
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