Bobby Joe Peyronel v. State

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. PD-1274-14 BOBBY JOE PEYRONEL, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW FROM THE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HARRIS COUNTY H ERVEY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which K ELLER, P.J., M EYERS, K EASLER, R ICHARDSON, Y EARY, and N EWELL, JJ. J OHNSON, J., filed a dissenting opinion. A LCALA, J., concurred. OPINION In this case we must decide whether a defendant’s right to a public trial is subject to forfeiture. Because we hold that the right at issue is forfeitable and Appellant failed to preserve his…