Legal Opinion
Gray, Robert
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 23, 2007No. PD-1946-05Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. PD-1946-05
ROBERT GRAY, Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE THIRTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
NUECES COUNTY
2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J.
O P I N I O N
The judge in Robert Gray's trial excused a venireperson for an economic reason. The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the case for a new trial because it determined that the error was structural. We disagreed and remanded the case for a non-constitutional harm analysis. The Court of Appeals again reversed because it could not state that the error was harmless. Once again, we reverse the…
3Cases cited11 opinions
- Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
- Lockhart v. McCreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
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