Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Bryan Keith Watkins, Appellant v. the State of Texas

February 13, 20082008 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 215

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the lower appellate court, holding that the trial court's finding of no purposeful discrimination in peremptory challenges was not clearly erroneous, that the appellate court did not abuse its discretion in refusing judicial notice of an external study, and that failure to consider every factor raised does not constitute clear error.