Legal Opinion

Briones v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 30, 1981No. 13-81-061-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BISSETT, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for attempted rape. Defendant brings forward two grounds of error. The first is that a prospective juror was questioned on voir dire outside the presence of the defendant.

This Court is allowed to review only those matters which appear in the *118record. Williams v. State, 485 S.W.2d 274, 275 (Tex.Crim.App.1972); Hobbs v. State, 433 S.W.2d 700 (Tex.Crim.App.1968). There is nothing in the record to indicate defendant was absent during any part of the voir dire.

Tex.Code Crim.Pro.Ann. § 33.03 (Supp. 1980-1981), in pertinent part, provides:

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Campos v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  4. Hobbs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Romo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985

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