FRANKLIN v. STATE

No. 1481-00.

138 S.W.3d 351 (2004)

B.J. FRANKLIN, Appellant, v. The STATE of TEXAS.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 30, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig L. Henry, Texarkana, for appellant.

Betty Marshall, Assistant State's Prosecuting Attorney, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for State.


OPINION

KEASLER, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which PRICE, JOHNSON, HERVEY, and HOLCOMB, JJ., joined.

We granted review in this case to determine whether the Court of Appeals erred in applying a constitutional harm analysis to the trial court's denial of a mistrial after one of the jurors revealed during trial that she knew the victim. We conclude that it did not.

Facts

During voir dire at B.J. Franklin's trial, defense...

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