Cena v. State

OPINION

The opinion was delivered

A jury convicted Appellant of two counts of indecency with a child. The jury assessed punishment at confinement for fifteen years on each count. The Court of Appeals reversed the conviction after determining that the trial court erred in refusing to permit Appellant to ask the jury panel a proper question during voir dire examination. Cena v. State, 960 S.W.2d 804 (Tex.App.—El Paso, 1997). The State has filed a petition for discretionary review.

The Court of Appeals held that the trial court abused its discretion by refusing to permit Appellant to ask the jury…