Legal Opinion

Milton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 11, 1980No. 64268PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*826OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for capital murder. The jury assessed punishment at death.

Milton argues that the trial court impermissibly limited his voir dire of the jury panel by refusing to permit defense counsel to inquire as to the veniremen’s definitions of “deliberately”, “probability”, and “criminal acts of violence.” In Chambers v. State, 568 S.W.2d 313 (Tex.Cr.App.1978), we held that “[v]oir dire examination could take an unreasonable length of time if attorneys on both sides selected different words throughout a contemplated charge and asked each…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Esquivel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Granviel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. O'BRYAN v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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3Cited by62 opinions

  1. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Livingston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Escamilla v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  4. DeGarmo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. Huffman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988

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