Holder v. State

Jim Hannah, Justice.

Elbert Holder appeals his conviction on capital murder and his sentence of life without parole. Holder argues that the trial court erred in 1) refusing to recuse; 2) refusing to order the appearance of subpoenaed witnesses at the recusal hearing; 3) denying his motion for a directed verdict; 4) finding a Batson violation in voir dire; 5) putting persons on the jury who should have been excused; 6) refusing to allow him to exercise all his peremptory challenges; and 7) allowing a juror to remain on the case where the juror was a first cousin of a witness and failed to…