Legal Opinion

Rhodes v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 8, 1961No. 33782PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, seven years.

No statement of facts accompanies the record.

The sole question presented for review is the action of the trial court in overruling appellant’s motion to quash the special venire.

Appellant’s bill of exception reflects that, contrary to Article 592, V.A.C.C.P., the special venire for the trial of this case was drawn from only two of the weekly jury panels drawn by the jury commissioners instead of being drawn from all five of the weekly jury panels selected for that term of court.

The state strongly contends that in the absence…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Oates v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1905
  2. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1937
  3. De Vault v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
  4. Tuley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1947
  5. Wallace v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1906

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Alexander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Latham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Woerner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  4. Como v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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