Kelly Wayne Lamon v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice Moseley

After Kelly Wayne Lamon was tried and convicted by a Red River County jury for assault of a public servant 1 and sentenced to twelve years’ imprisonment, he has appealed. Lamon bases his complaint on appeal on what he claims was the improper discharge of a juror and the subsequent continuation of the trial with only eleven jurors, despite his objection. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

I. Background

In what could only be described as a botched attempt to escape from the Red River County Jail, two jail inmates (one of whom was identified as Lamon) burst…