Roberts v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

McCORMICK, Presiding Judge.

A jury convicted appellant of two counts of aggravated robbery. After appellant entered pleas of “true” to the enhancement allegations, the trial court sentenced appellant to confinement for life on both counts. The record reflects that after appellant’s trial began, the trial court granted appellant’s request to proceed with eleven jurors after it was learned that one of the jurors had communicated with a potential witness for the State. The eleven-member jury returned unanimous verdicts of guilt on both counts.

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