Hampton v. State

ORDER

WILSON, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of murder and assessed punishment at 40-years confinement. In two points of error, appellant contends the trial court erred in ruling that a juror was incompetent to testify about alleged juror misconduct at a hearing on appellant’s motion for new trial. Specifically, appellant contends that the trial court erred in not permitting testimony from a juror that during deliberations, the jury considered appellant’s failure to testify, and the effect of parole law on appellant’s sentence. We abate the appeal and remand to the trial court for a…