Legal Opinion
Goodspeed v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 6, 2005No. PD-1882-03PublishedCited by 1,615 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · KellerKeller, P.J.
in which PRICE, WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY and COCHRAN joined.
We must determine whether the failure to ask any questions during voir dire and the exercise of two peremptory challenges on jurors who had already been excused constitute performance that is so obviously deficient that inquiry into the reasons for counsel’s conduct becomes unnecessary. We hold that an inquiry into the reasons for counsel’s conduct is still needed. Consequently, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.
I. BACKGROUND
After the State conducted its voir dire, defense counsel addressed the venire but did not…
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