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Carson v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided September 28, 1998No. 04-96-00768-CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice.

The jury refused to find Terrance Carson acted in self-defense when he shot and killed Ruben Romero and, therefore, found Carson guilty of murder, sentencing him to fifty years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — Institutional Division. Carson appeals, contending the trial judge erred in refusing to permit him to question the venire regarding whether they would consider probation in a murder case. We agree. However, because there is no evidence this error affected the jury’s finding of guilt and because no other reversible error was committed during…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Ex Parte MillerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010
  2. Chimney v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1999
  3. Carson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  4. Carson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  5. Ex Parte MillerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010

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