Linnell v. State

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of possession of a deadly weapon in a penal institution, and his punishment was assessed at ten years’ confinement and a $1,845 fine. On appeal, Appellant raises two points of error. We will affirm the conviction.

By his first point of error, Appellant alleges that the trial court erred in requiring two criminal juries to be picked from one venire panel.1 Before voir dire of the venire panel in this case, Appellant’s trial counsel made the following statement in response to the trial court’s offer to reshuffle:

We don’t wish a reshuffle, but I…