Russell v. State

MORROW, Judge.

—The conviction was for murder. A reversal of "the judgment of conviction in this cause must result from the refusal of the trial court to grant a new trial, when it was disclosed on hearing thereof that- one of the jurors who rendered the verdict was an unpardoned convict. The statute required this. Article 692, Code of Criminal Procedure, declares that “one convicted of any felony” is disqualified to sit on a jury, and Article 695 of the Code declares that “no such juror shall be empaneled, although both parties consent thereto.” This court in Rice v. State, 52 Texas Crim.…