Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Any error in a trial court's decision to accept a guilt/innocence verdict from eleven jurors and proceed with the punishment phase, is a violation of a statutory procedure rather than a constitutional provision, and is subject to harm analysis under Rule of Appellate Procedure 44.2(b).

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/18/2002
• Published 12/20/2002

Judges

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• L. Van Williamson, Amarillo, for Appellant., John L. Owen, Assist. Dist. Atty., Amarillo, Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for State.