1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.W.2d
  4. 594 S.W.2d
  5. 594 S.W.2d 88 (1980)
 

BARRINGTON v. STATE

No. 58439.

594 S.W.2d 88 (1980)

Benny George BARRINGTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 3.

Rehearing Denied March 5, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Rocha, Jr., San Antonio, for appellant.

Bill M. White, Dist. Atty., Eldridge D. Ryman and Monica L. Donahue, Asst. Dist. Attys., San Antonio, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before ROBERTS, PHILLIPS and DALLY, JJ.

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. Punishment was assessed at life imprisonment.

In two grounds of error, appellant attacks the failure of the trial court to grant his motions for a mistrial. The first such ground of error is directed to the trial court's action in overruling his "motion for mistrial when it was brought to the court's attention that several jurors were discussing the case before they retired for...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases