Jimmy Earl Brown, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the Court of Appeals and reinstated the trial court’s judgment, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the appellant’s challenge for cause of venireperson Stagner. The court affirmed that when a venireperson’s testimony vacillates regarding the ability to follow the law, appellate review must defer to the trial court’s judgment.