Lee v. State

OPINION

in which KELLER, P.J., and MEYERS, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

Today we review the appellant’s complaint that the court of appeals “allowed the resurrection of the one witness rule to be used during voir dire to eliminate quali fied jurors for cause.” Our examination reveals that the one witness rule was not eliminated by our jurisprudence, as the appellant claims, but merely clarified. We affirm the court of appeals’ determination that the venire persons were validly challenged for cause by the State’s proper commitment questioning.

I. Facts and…