Legal Opinion
Watson v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 7, 1996No. 2-93-062-CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON REMAND
HOLMAN, Justice.
Appellant Elliott Sirvan Watson was convicted of murder and assessed life imprisonment and a fine of $10,000. This court affirmed his conviction. 1 The Court of Criminal Appeals granted Watson’s petition for discretionary review on one issue, vacated our original judgment, and remanded the cause to us for reconsideration. 2
On remand we are to rule on Watson’s original first point of error, that “[t]he trial court abused its discretion in ruling that a potential juror was absolutely disqualified from jury service based on a hearsay document that was not shown…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Rousseau v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Charlton v. Board of Attorneys Professional ResponsibilitySupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Cole v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
- United States v. Oscar Ramos QuezadaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Martin Suarez Juarez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2015
- Loughry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1996
- James Douglas Holden v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2004
- James Douglas Holden v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2004
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