Hollis v. State

Citations

• 8 Tex. Ct. App. 620

Syllabus

<p>1. Jury Law. —If, for aught that appears in the record, the panel which tried the accused was composed of unobjectionable jurors, it is not material on appeal whether his challenges for cause were overruled correctly or incorrectly. To show error to his prejudice, it must appear not only that his peremptory challenges were exhausted, but that an objectionable juror was forced upon him.</p> <p>2. SELV-DEraitCE. —To one who himself brings on an affray, or who prepares himself for an encounter'in which he intends to wreak his malice, the plea of self-defence is not available though his own life was imperilled in the affray.</p>