Aaron Wade Stine, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals held that Texas Constitution Art. V, §7 is a jurisdictional, non‑waivable requirement that a district court must conduct its proceedings at the county seat, and therefore affirmed the Court of Appeals' reversal of the conviction. The opinion also noted that the error was not subject to harmless‑error analysis. Separate dissenting and concurring opinions argued that statutory provisions allow flexibility and that the requirement is not absolute.