A while back, I posted on a Batson case in the criminal context. Today, the Supreme Court of Texas handed down a Batson decision in the civil context — a case of…
Category: Jury Selection
Bailey v. State (Unpublished Memo): Evocative, provocative, loaded with death. A reproach, but not a relic. Yet sometimes, a source of justice. Bailey is an African-American. There…
Johnson v. State (Unpublished Memo): Robbery conviction affirmed. Prospective juror’s brother worked at the store that was robbed (a Brookshire Bros. grocery store in Lufkin), but…