JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 05-81-01351-CR.

652 S.W.2d 541 (1983)

Herbert L. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied June 20, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Cady, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Jeffrey B. Keck, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before STEPHENS, SPARLING and VANCE, JJ.


STEPHENS, Justice.

A jury convicted Herbert L. Johnson of aggravated robbery and sentenced him to 75 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. On appeal Johnson contends, in one ground of error, that the trial court erred in denying his Motion for New Trial because of jury misconduct. It was shown that, during jury deliberations, the jurors discussed the parole law, and that such discussion resulted in at least one juror voting for increased punishment. We agree...

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