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Mayo v. State

Citations

  • 4 S.W.3d 9
  • 1999 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 92
  • 1999 WL 718641

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  • holding that a challenge for cause based on county residence is waived if not made; the Legislature did not intend for a defendant to waive the county-residence requirement only “by knowingly accepting a disqualified juror”
  • holding that such qualifications are waivable in a criminal case
  • stating that, if the statutes irreconcilably conflict and one statute is a general provision and the other is more specific, the specific statute prevails as an exception to the general provision, unless (1) the Legislature enacted the general provision later than the specific statute; and (2
  • exploring the relationship between Section 62.102 of the Government Code and Article 35.16 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, noting that Section 62.102 applies to all juries and Article 35.16 contains additional requirements that apply to criminal cases
  • requirement that juror be county citizen is forfeited by failure to assert that as basis for challenge for cause
  • defendant must timely object or show significant harm from service by disqualified juror

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Judges: Per Curiam

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