WALTHALL v. STATE

No. 47479.

505 S.W.2d 898 (1974)

Michael Ray WALTHALL, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied March 20, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Patchen, Houston, for appellant.

Jerry A. Sandel, Dist. Atty., and Erwin G. Ernst, Deputy Dist. Atty., Huntsville, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Buddy Stevens, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is robbery; the punishment, eight (8) years.

Appellant's first contention is that the court erred in overruling his: (1) motion to quash the jury panel, (2) motion for mistrial, and (3) motion for new trial, all three of which were leveled at the fact that appellant was brought into the courtroom by the sheriff in handcuffs and further bound by a chain 6 ½-7 feet in length. At the time this happened...

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