Legal Opinion
Stanton v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 7, 1976No. 51434PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DALLY, Commissioner.
This is an appeal from a conviction for the delivery of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; punishment was assessed by the jury at imprisonment for 7V2 years.
Appellant contends the trial court erred (1) in failing to declare a mistrial when one juror indicated that the verdict was reached against her will and (2) in allegedly coercing the juror to agree to the verdict against her will.
The record reflects that after deliberating two hours and fifty minutes at the punishment stage of the trial the jury returned to the courtroom and the following dialogue ensued:
“THE COURT:…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Arrevalo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Hunter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Sanchez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
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- Freeman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2003
- Davis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1986
- Rodela v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1984
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