LANE v. STATE

No. 44016.

471 S.W.2d 854 (1971)

Larry Michael LANE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied November 9, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam R. Wilson, Gerald Applewhite, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., Phyllis Bell and Robert C. Bennett, Jr., Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, death.

Able counsel first challenged the method of the selection of the venire under the Witherspoon rule. This is a very general challenge as no veniremen are named and no specific ruling of the Court is challenged. The trial court carefully examined each venireman who was challenged by the State. He convinced himself and has convinced this Court that no venireman was excused unless...

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