Rushing v. State

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of aggravated robbery. The trial judge assessed punishment at 40 years in prison. We affirm.

Challenge for Cause

Appellant first complains of the granting of the State’s challenge for cause of veniremember Pinkie Pace. We follow the abuse of discretion standard of review. Chambers v. State, 866 S.W.2d 9, 22 (Tex.Crim.App.1993).

A veniremember should be struck for cause for bias or prejudice in favor of or against a defendant. Tex.Code CRiM. P. Ann. art. 35.16(a)(9) (Vernon 1989). Here, Pace testified she had already formed an opinion in the case;…