WHITTEN v. STATE

No. 12-84-0218-CR.

711 S.W.2d 661 (1985)

Eddie R. WHITTEN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

November 27, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Carter, Crockett, for appellant.

Don Gordon, Dist. Atty., Crockett, for appellee.


COLLEY, Justice.

Eddie R. Whitten, an inmate of the Eastham Unit of the Texas Department of Corrections, was convicted by a jury of aggravated assault on a prison guard.1 The trial judge assessed his punishment at three years' confinement. Whitten complains that (1) he was compelled to stand trial in a prison uniform; (2) numerous prospective jurors summoned for his trial were either excused...

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