HOUSTON v. STATE

No. 01-86-00998-CR.

743 S.W.2d 751 (1987)

Willie HOUSTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

December 31, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Desmond Gay, Houston, for appellant.

Charles D. Houston, Bellville, for appellee.

Before COHEN, WARREN and DUNN, JJ.


COHEN, Justice.

After finding appellant guilty of possession of cocaine with intent to deliver, a jury assessed his punishment at 12 years imprisonment.

Appellant contends that the trial court should have granted his motion to quash the jury because the jury selected on September 8, 1986, decided a similar case between then and September 11, when his trial began. He asserts that the jury was tainted because the interim case involved a similar offense and the...

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