Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Chadrick S. Ford, Appellant v. the State of Texas

May 1, 20022002 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 94

Summary

The Court held that the statutory right to a jury shuffle is a substantial right, and the trial court's denial of that request was not harmless under Rule 44.2(b); therefore the conviction was affirmed. Justice Holcomb dissented, arguing the majority improperly limited the legislatively granted right.