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SHELLING v. STATE

No. 01-98-01048-CR.

52 S.W.3d 213 (2001)

Roy Neal SHELLING, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

Rehearing Overruled July 26, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley G. Schneider, Houston, for appellant.

Rikke Burke Graber, John B. Holmes, Houston, for the State

Panel consists of Justices MIRABAL, TAFT, and PRICE.

EN BANC OPINION

TAFT, Justice.

Appellant, Roy Neal Shelling, Jr., was convicted by a jury of murder. The jury assessed punishment at confinement for life. Appellant presents five issues: four issues concern the State's references to the O.J. Simpson trial, and one issue concerns the trial court's permitting the State's use of peremptory strikes against minority venirepersons who agreed with the verdict in the Simpson trial. We affirm.

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