No juror shall be impaneled when it appears that he is subject to the second, third or fourth cause of challenge in Article 35.16, though both parties may consent.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 35.19
ABSOLUTE DISQUALIFICATION
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Cantu v. State (1992)
Most recently applied in Price v. State (July 2017)
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.