Beaver v. State

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

Appellant Connie Beaver pleaded guilty to theft of more than $20,000.00, a second-degree felony. She elected to have the jury assess punishment, which it did at fifteen years in the Texas Department of Corrections.

In her first point of error, appellant contends the court erred in preventing her counsel from questioning the venire panel regarding their sentencing philosophy. A prospective juror’s philosophy concerning punishment is generally a proper area of voir dire inquiry. Smith v. State, 703 S.W.2d 641, 645 (Tex.Crim.App.1985); Powell v. State, 631 S.W.2d 169,…