Whitten v. State

COLLEY, Justice.

Eddie R. Whitten, an inmate of the East-ham Unit of the Texas Department of Corrections, was convicted by a jury of aggravated assault on a prison guard. 1 The trial judge assessed his punishment at three years’ confinement. Whitten complains that (1) he was compelled to stand trial in a prison uniform; (2) numerous prospective jurors summoned for his trial were either excused before the voir dire examination was conducted or were absent at roll call, and as a consequence he was required to accept five jurors “that he would not have had to consider — ” if all jurors subpoenaed…