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Fuller v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 28, 2012No. PD-0779-11PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

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2Opinion of the Court · PricePrice, J.

KELLER, P.J., and MEYERS, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HERVEY, COCHRAN, and ALCALA, JJ., joined.

Immediately before the voir dire commenced at his trial, the appellant requested that he be permitted to ask the members of the venire panel whether they understood that the standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt constituted a level of confidence under the law that was higher than both the preponderance of the evidence and the clear and convincing evidence standards. When the trial court denied his request, the appellant objected that he was thereby denied the right to ask a “proper” question…

3Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Dinkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. Paulson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Cook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  4. McDonald v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  5. Woods v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004

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4Cited by57 opinions

  1. Davison, Anthony RayCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  2. Pawlak v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  3. Easley, Damian DemitriusCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
  4. Frangias v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  5. Frangias v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013

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