Maddox v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
LATTIMORE, Judge.
— Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Robertson County of murder, and his punishment fixed at fifteen years in the penitentiary.
Where a venireman has an opinion formed wholly from hearsay, and has heard none of the witnesses discuss the case, and avers his ability to try and determine same solely from the law and evidence, his acceptance as a juror over objection presents no abuse of the discretion confided in trial courts. Adams v. State, 35 Texas Crim. Rep. 469; Deon v. State, 37 Texas Crim. Rep., 506; Keaton v. State, 40 Texas Crim. Rep., 145; Harding v.…
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