Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

There could not be manifest necessity for a mistrial under the facts, where proceeding to trial with eleven jurors was a mandatory alternative under constitutional, statutory, and case law, thus the judge was required to so proceed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/06/2002
• Published 11/06/2002

Judges

• Before the court en banc.

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scott Brown, Fort Worth, for Appellant., Debra Ann Windsor, Assistant District Attorney, Fort Worth, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for State.