Walthall v. State

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is robbery; the punishment, eight (8) years.

Appellant’s first contention is that the court erred in overruling his: (1) motion to quash the jury panel, (2) motion for mistrial, and (3) motion for new trial, all three of which were leveled at the fact that appellant was brought into the courtroom by the sheriff in handcuffs and further bound by a chain <5½-7 feet in length. At the time this happened a substantial majority of the jury panel from which appellant’s jury was selected was seated in the courtroom. According to the sheriff he assumed that there were…