Barajas v. State

OPINION

SEERDEN, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of murder, sentenced to life imprisonment and fined $5,000.00.

By three points of error, appellant claims that the trial court erred in limiting both his voir dire examination and closing argument at the guilt-innocence stage to twenty minutes, and asserts jury misconduct for refusing to consider probation in the punishment phase of the trial. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

By his first two points of error, appellant asserts that the time limitations on his voir dire examination and closing argument deprived him of effective assistance…