Henry Sterling Butler v. State

Henry Sterling Butler v. State

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-02-098-CR

HENRY STERLING BUTLER,

Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee

From the 54th District Court

McLennan County, Texas

Trial Court # 2001-73-C

MEMORANDUM OPINION

A jury convicted Henry Sterling Butler of being a felon in possession of a firearm and assessed his punishment at forty years’ imprisonment. Butler claims in a single issue that the court abused its discretion by proceeding with the trial after discharging one of the jurors.

After the State’s second witness, Pamela Butler, took the stand and introduced herself, a juror,…