Walker v. State

“In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have a speedy public trial by an impartial jury.” Article I, § 10, Constitution of Texas. “No citizen of this State shall be deprived of life, liberty, property, privileges or immunities ... except by the due course of the law of the land.” Id., § 19-1

“[T]he jury is the exclusive judge of the facts, but it is bound to receive the law from the court and be governed thereby.” Article 36.13, V.A.C.C.P. Therefore, in every case tried to a jury, before the argument begins the trial judge shall “deliver to the jury ... a written charge distinctly…