Barrett v. State

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is aggravated assault; the punishment, six months.

The sole question presented relates to the court’s action in limiting appellant’s voir dire examination of the jury panel to 30 minutes.

At the commencement of the selection proceedings, the trial court announced that each side would receive 30 minutes to conduct its voir dire examination of the jury panel. The court proceeded to instruct the panel on general principles of law affecting criminal cases, after which the prosecutor conducted his examination. Counsel for appellant then commenced his interrogation.…