William Brooks Armstrong, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the lower courts' denial of appellant Armstrong's motion for a new trial, holding that neither the juror's silence nor the prosecutor's failure to disclose a friendship constituted juror or prosecutorial misconduct, and that the trial court did not abuse its discretion. Justice Baird and Justice Overstreet dissented, arguing that the undisclosed relationship required a new trial.