Legal Opinion

Cook, David

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 30, 2013No. PD-0344-12Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. PD-0344-12

DAVID COOK, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON STATE'S AND APPELLANT'S

PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

FROM THE SECOND COURT OF APPEALS

DENTON COUNTY

Hervey, J., filed a concurring opinion in which Keasler, J., joined.

CONCURRING OPINION

I have a problem with this case. Long ago this Court succinctly stated,

[I]n the reassembling of the jury, it was not a mere correction of an informality in the verdict that was attempted but the rendition of an entirely different verdict. Under the verdict first received, the right of having the appellant's…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Reese v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  2. Partida v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2003
  3. Perryman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925

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