Jerry Wayne Weaver v. State

Opinion

BRIAN QUINN, Chief Justice.

Jerry Wayne Weaver was convicted of three counts of indecency with a child. In challenging those convictions, he contends the trial court should have granted twenty-three challenges for cause because the prospective jurors could not consider the full range of punishment. We affirm the judgments.

Background

The State questioned the venire panel on the full range of punishment which was two to twenty years with the possibility of probation and a fine up to $10,000. The prosecutor informed the jury that it “had to be able to consider the entire range of…