Legal Opinion

Rosa Serrano v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided April 30, 2019No. 08-17-00190-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS § ROSA SERRANO, No. 08-17-00190-CR § Appellant, Appeal from § v. 243rd District Court § THE STATE OF TEXAS, of El Paso County, Texas § Appellee. (TC # 20170D00317) § OPINION The predominate issue in this appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in conducting voir dire. Specifically, Appellant Rosa Serrano complains that the trial court erred in (1) failing to excuse a venireperson based her inability to read and write English, (2) intimidating venirepersons, (3) empaneling a Jehovah’s Witness, and (4) refusing to reopen…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Marin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010
  5. Blue v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000

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