Price v. State

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal of a conviction for aggravated robbery. Punishment was assessed at 20 years. Defendant alleges eight grounds of error, which we will address in order.

First, appellant complains of the trial court’s failure to invoke the rule during the voir dire examination of jurors. The rule (Tex.Code Crim.Pro.Ann. art. 36.03 [Vernon 1979]) is for the purpose of preventing witnesses from hearing the testimony of other witnesses. It has no application to the exclusion of witnesses during voir dire and before any testimony on the trial has begun. Creel v. State, 493…