Warren v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge (Concurring).

Article 1, sec. 10 of the Constitution of Texas guarantees to one accused of crime a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury. An impartial jury “means that the jury must be not partial, not favoring one party more than another, unprejudiced, disinterested, equitable and just, and that the merits of the case shall not be prejudged.” Duncan v. State, 184 S. W., 195. It is conceived that in the enactment of Art. 616, C. C. P., it was the purpose of the Legislature to afford the accused and the State equal opportunity to secure a fair and impartial jury. As…