Barajas v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the CourtPrice, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., and WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., join.
During voir dire in the appellant’s indecency with a child trial, his attorney tried to ask venire members if they could be fair and impartial in a case in which the victim was nine years old. The trial court did not permit the question. We granted review to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion. We conclude that it did not because the question was too vague to constitute a proper question.
The appellant was indicted for two counts of indecency with a child. Tex. Penal Code § 22.11(a). At the time of…
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