Almanza v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
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
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Marin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Ballew v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Mayo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1998