Ronnie Freeman v. State

I respectfully dissent and conclude that the court’s original opinion drafted by Chief Justice Boyd was and is correct. In sum, the trial court erred in prohibiting appellant from assessing whether the potential jurors could be fair and unbiased (as required by law) irrespective of the age of the victim. Furthermore, the recent opinion by a bare majority of the court in Standefer v. State, 59 S.W.3d 177 (Tex.Crim.App.2001) does not persuade me otherwise. Rather it reinforces my conclusion. Admittedly, that writing purports to establish a bright-line rule to be applied when determining whether…