Mason v. State

OPINION

in which PRICE, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

Appellant, Ronnie Duane Mason, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. At a pretrial hearing, defense counsel requested the grand jury testimony of Anthony Richards, Appellant’s cousin. Upon receiving the testi*253mony more than a year later, defense counsel saw that unauthorized persons had questioned Richards during the grand jury proceedings. Appellant filed a motion to quash the indictment, which the judge overruled. The court of appeals reversed the trial court’s judgment after concluding…