Williams v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

OVERSTREET, Judge.

A jury convicted Appellant of involuntary manslaughter and assessed punishment at confinement for seven years. The conviction was affirmed. Williams v. State, 814 S.W.2d 163 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th] 1991). We granted discretionary review to determine whether the Court of Appeals erred by holding that juror note-taking is permissible despite the potential it creates for jury misconduct.

The Court of Appeals pointed out that in Hollins v. State, 571 S.W.2d 873 (Tex.Cr.App.1978), this Court was presented with the…