McQuarrie v. State

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. PD-0803-11

THOMAS MCQUARRIE, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

FROM THE THIRTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS

GONZALES COUNTY

Keller, P.J., filed a dissenting opinion in which Cochran, J., joined.

The Court decides that a juror's internet research constituted an "outside influence" for the purpose of determining whether jurors could testify about the matter in a proceeding to challenge the jury's verdict. I disagree, because the text and background of the rule indicate that the phrase "outside influence" carries a…