Blackshear, George Edward

OPINION

in which KELLER, P.J., PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, HERVEY, COCHRAN, and ALCALA, J.J., joined.

The Fourteenth Court of Appeals held that the trial judge committed reversible error when he denied George Blackshear’s unsworn oral motion for a continuance following a mistrial during the punishment phase of Blackshear’s first trial. Because the alleged error was not properly preserved, however, we hold that the court of appeals erred in l’eversing the judgment of the trial court.

Factual Background

George Edward Blackshear was charged with possession of a controlled substance enhanced by two prior…