Legal Opinion

Abron v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 23, 1975No. 49698PublishedCited by 90 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

Appellant was convicted for the offense of rape; punishment, death, commuted to life imprisonment.

In his first ground of error, appellant contends the trial court erred in refusing to permit him to ask prospective jurors certain questions regarding the existence of racial prejudice. The appellant was black and the victim was white. Appellant asserts he was injured as a consequence of *407such refusal because he could not intelligently exercise his peremptory challenges.1

The voir dire of the jury panel is before us for review. The record shows that appellant was permitted to ask…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Pointer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. Ham v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Aldridge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. De La Rosa v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967

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3Cited by90 opinions

  1. Allridge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  2. Barajas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  3. Skinner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Boyd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Bridge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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