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Cena v. State
991 S.W.2d 283
Tex. Crim. App.
1999
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*1 283 current rule. See Tex. Penal sentence (sentence may § run consecu-

Code 3.03

tively if sentence is for intoxication each

manslaughter).

Therefore, judgment the of we reform

the Court order Appeals of and that counts

one, (involving separate three and ‍​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍four convictions) manslaughter and

intoxication a (involving separate

count five intoxi- conviction)

cation run assault will concur-

rently, (involving while count two sepa- a conviction) rate manslaughter intoxication Paso, appеllant. Louis E. El for Lopez, consecutively one, will run to counts three Davis, Atty., John L. Asst. Dist. El Tex.R.App. 78.1(b) (Court and four. See P. Paso, Paul, Austin, Atty. Matthew State’s may modify of Appeals Criminal lower for the State. affirm court’s and it judgment as modi- fied). OPINION reasons, For the foregoing we affirm the PER opinion The delivered was

Court of judgment as Appeals modified. CURIAM. jury Appellant A cоnvicted of two counts indecency jury The of with a child. as confinement for punishment sessed at fif years teen on count. The Court of each Appeals reversed thе conviction after de termining that trial court erred in the permit to to refusing Appellant ask the CENA, Appellant, Stephen jury panel question during a proper voir State, dire examination. ‍​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍v. 960 Cena v. Paso, 1997). 804 (Tex.App S.W.2d . —El has for petition The State filed a discre of Texas. The STATE tionary review. No. 1385-97. The Court held that the trial Appeals of by refusing abused to court its discretion Appeals Court of Criminal of Texas. jury panel ask the а permit Appellant to 12, May 1999. Relying voir on proper question. dire (Tex.Cr. State, v. 482 808 S.W.2d

Nunfio the of reversed App.1991), Appeals Court conducting conviction a harm the without analysis. petition, In its the State con erred in Appeals failing tends the Court of In analysis. conduct a harm Cain v. to State, (Tex.Cr.App.1997), 947 S.W.2d 262 Court that all but federal consti this held errors dеemed “structural” are tutional agree subject analysis. to a harm ‍​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍We that failing in Appeals Court of erred to the this analysis a harm under Court’s conduct in Cain. opinion *2 284

Accordingly, we summarily grant OPINION ground two of petition the State’s for dis- opinion The of the Court was dеlivered cretionary review, judgment vacate the of PER CURIAM. the Court of Appeals, аnd the remand case Appellant in a single was convicted trial to court that tо analysis. conduct a harm capital of attempted aggravat murder and Ground one of petition the State’s is re- ed punishment assault. His was assessed fused. at for thirty yeаrs confinement and four years, teen respectively. The convictions

MEYERS, J., concurs with note. State, were v. affirmed. Johnson 983 S.W.2d 800 (Tex.App. th [14 — Houston Since this “only Court’s word” analyz on 1998). Appellant a petition ‍​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍Dist.] filed for ing harm in the voir dire context under review, discretiоnary raising two grounds Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 44.2 for review. State, comes from Jones v. 982 S.W.2d 386 The of Appeals Court held that aggra (Tex.Crim.App.1998), the Court Apрeals of vated a assault is lesser included is of unfortunately offense bound to oрin follow that attempted murder, capital and ion these of in assessing harm on remand. See fenses are same jeopardy the for double State, v. Roberts 978 580 S.W.2d purpоses. pointed It that out the double (Tex.Crim.App.1998)(Meyers, J., concur 1) jeopardy prоtects against: clause a sec ring). prosecution ond for the same offensе after 2) acquittal; a second prosecution for the conviction; 3) same оffense after and mul punishments for tiple the same It offense. agreed jeopаrdy that a violation would oc if Appellant prosecuted cur had been for trials, held, these in separate offenses but State not violate the “[T]he would Double Jеopardy by prosecuting Clause Johnson both for offenses in the same trial and impоsing concurrent sentences for the of Herron, fenses. 790 parte See Ex S.W.2d JOHNSON, James Hоward Appellant, Johnson, 623 625 (Tex.Crim.App.1990).” v. 802. at At the the Appeals time Court decid of

The STATE of Texas. case, ed this did not the of it have benefit Ervin, 169-99, opinion parte our in Ex 991 S.W.2d Nos. 170-99. 1999), (Tеx.Crim.App., 804 where this of ‍​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍Appeals Court Criminal of Texas. that Court determined two offenses were the same double jeopardy purposes. for 12, May 1999. These had been triеd in one pro offenses held,

ceeding, Court “A and this double in jeopardy violation occurs even when as case, this the sentences are concurrent. States, v. U.S. Bаll United 470 856 864- Houston, Kristine C. Woldy, appel-. for 865, 1668, 105 S.Ct. 84 L.Ed.2d 740 lant. (1985).” Ervin, at 817. Delmore, III, DA, J. William Assist. we of Accordingly, grant ground one Paul, Houston, Atty., Matthew State’s Aus- the of Appellant’s petition, vacate Court tin, for the State. Appeals’ judgment, and remand for recon-

Case Details

Case Name: Cena v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: May 12, 1999
Citation: 991 S.W.2d 283
Docket Number: 1385-97
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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