Legal Opinion

Trevino v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 4, 1979No. 55059PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PHILLIPS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. Punishment was assessed at eight years’ imprisonment.

Appellant’s first ground of error alleges that jury misconduct occurred after the jury retired to deliberate on appellant’s guilt or innocence when new evidence was presented to the jury by a juror concerning the design or layout of the premises in which the shooting occurred and the location of the bullet holes. Two jurors.testified at the hearing on appellant’s motion for new trial. Juror Hodges, testifying for the appellant, related the following:

Q. All right. Now,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Rogers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Honeycutt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. McFarland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  2. Bearden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Eckert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Garza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  5. Bennett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987

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