OPINION
JAN P. PATTERSON, Justice.
In this case, we are asked to decide whether a trial court may dismiss a veniremember before the jury is sworn and proceed to trial, over a defendant's objection, with only eleven jurors. We hold that it may not do so and reverse and remand for a new trial.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
In August 2002, Austin Police Officer Shillito stopped a vehicle for failing to observe a stop sign. When the driver, appellant...
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