Legal Opinion

Chakravarthy v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 9, 2017No. NUMBER 13-14-00086-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Memorandum Opinion by

Justice Benavides

By nine issues, appellant Smita Chakra-varthy (“Smita”) appeals her conviction for injury to a child causing bodily injury, a third-degree felony. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. 22.04(f) (West, Westlaw through 2015 R.S.). Smita alleges that: (1) the trial court committed reversible error and abused its discretion regarding voir dire time limits; (2) the trial court abused its discretion by prohibiting counsel from asking questions to the voir dire panel that hindered the ability to use proper challenges; (3) the evidence was legally…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  2. James William Bryan v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2024
  3. Jonathan David Benami v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2025
  4. Monica Melissa Patterson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2020
  5. Peter Mark Lee v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2017

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