Legal Opinion

Najar, Zaid Adnan

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 3, 2021No. PD-1049-19Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. PD-1049-19 ZAID ADNAN NAJAR, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS ON STATE=S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW FROM THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS HARRIS COUNTY KEEL, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous court. OPINION Appellant was convicted of evading arrest in a motor vehicle. In his motion for new trial, he presented affidavits citing a conversation with a juror who stated that during deliberations the jurors heard a siren from outside, they made assumptions about the case based on that siren, and it affected their deliberations. The trial…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. City of Keller v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Charles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  3. Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  4. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. Okonkwo, Chidiebele GabrielCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013

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