Butler v. State

Although neither party mentions it in their briefs, I feel compelled, in the interests of justice and completeness, to mention Section 62.110 of the Texas Government Code which also addresses the judicial excuse of a potential juror.1 Section 62.110 is a codification of former civil statute Article 2120, an article which, until its amendment in 1971, was similar to the Code of Criminal Procedure’s Article 35.-03(1). See Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. art. 2120 (1971) (repealed 1985); cf. Tex.Code Crim. PrOC.Ann. art. 35.03 (Vernon supp. 1990); majority fn. 5 supra.

The language in former Article 2120 has…