Johnson, Matthew Lee

February 20, 2015 GENERAL VOIR DIRE ISSUES JURORS ERRONEOUSLY EXCUSED FOR CAUSE OVER DEFENDANT’S OBJECTION AND WITHOUT ALLOWING THE DEFENSE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOIR DIRE THE JURORS APPELLANT’S ISSUES NO. 8 THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN GRANTING THE STATE’S CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE AGAINST VENIREPERSON MARY BOULOS APPELLANT’S ISSUE NO. 9 THE TRIAL COURT’S GRANTING THE STATE’S CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE ON JUROR MARY BOULOS DENIED THE DEFENDANT HIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO COUNSEL UNDER ART. 1 SEC. 10 TEXAS CONSTITUTION APPELLANT’S ISSUE NO. 10 THE TRIAL COURT GRANTING THE STATE’S CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE DENIED APPELLANT’S RIGHT TO COUNSEL UNDER THE 5TH, 6TH AND 14TH AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION APPELLANT’S ISSUES NO. 11 THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN GRANTING THE STATE’S CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE AGAINST VENIREPERSON JUDITH MCDANIEL APPELLANT’S ISSUE NO.12 THE TRIAL COURT’S GRANTING THE STATE’S CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE ON JUROR JUDITH McDANIEL DENIED THE DEFENDANT HIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO COUNSEL UNDER ART. 1 SEC. 10 TEXAS CONSTITUTION APPELLANT’S ISSUE NO. 13 THE TRIAL COURT GRANTING THE STATE’S CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE DENIED APPELLANT’S RIGHT TO COUNSEL UNDER THE 5TH, 6TH AND 14TH AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION APPELLANT’S ISSUE NO. 14 THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN GRANTING THE STATE’S CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE AGAINST VENIREPERSON JERRY PLANK APPELLANT’S ISSUE NO.15 THE TRIAL COURT’S GRANTING THE STATE’S CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE ON JUROR TERRY PLANK DENIED THE DEFENDANT HIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO COUNSEL UNDER ART. 1 SEC. 10 TEXAS CONSTITUTION APPELLANT’S ISSUE NO. 16 THE TRIAL COURT GRANTING THE STATE’S CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE DENIED APPELLANT’S RIGHT TO COUNSEL UNDER THE 5TH, 6TH AND 14TH AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION APPELLANT’S ISSUES NO. 17 THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN GRANTING STATE’S CHALLENGE ON JUROR FLOYD STANMORE OVER THE OBJECTIONS OF THE DEFENSE