Legal Opinion

Almanza v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 12, 2017No. 10-16-00224-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TOM GRAY, Chief Justice

Cathy Jo Almanza appeals from a conviction for the offense of driving while intoxicated. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 49.04 (West 2011). Almanza complains that her Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial was violated because one of the jurors was not the actual juror that was summoned. Because the wrong individual appeared, Al-manza contends that the trial court did not have jurisdiction over that juror and the juror had no authority to serve as a juror. In her-sole issue, Almanza argues that-the judgment is void because only five of the jurors were properly on the jury…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  3. Marin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  4. Ballew v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Mayo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1998

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