Legal Opinion
Standefer v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 31, 2001No. 778-99PublishedCited by 386 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · KellerKeller, P.J.
in which WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
In the present case, the trial court prohibited appellant from asking prospective jurors the following question during voir dire: “Would you presume someone guilty if he or she refused a breath test on their refusal alone?”1 The trial court found that “requesting them [prospective jurors] to make a commitment of that sort would be improper voir dire.” The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the question was a proper attempt “to discover whether any venireperson would have an automatic predisposition to find a person guilty…
3Cases cited19 opinions
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- Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
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4Cited by386 opinions
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