Supreme Court of Texas

If a voir dire includes a preview of the evidence, a trial court does not abuse its discretion in refusing to allow questions that seek to determine the weight to be given (or not to be given) a particular fact or set of relevant facts.

Appellate Information

• Argued Array
• Decided 03/10/2006
• Published 03/10/2006

Judges

• Justice BLAND delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Justice HECHT, Justice O'NEILL, Justice BRISTER, Justice WILLETT, and Justice CAYCE joined.*

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brendan K. McBride, David M. Prichard, Kevin M. Young, Prichard Hawkins & Young, LLP, Thomas H. Crofts Jr., Crofts & Callaway, P.C., San Antonio, David E. Keltner, Jose Henry Brantley & Keltner, Fort Worth, for Petitioners., Harvey G. Brown Jr., Wright Brown & Close, LLP, Houston, Vincent S. Walkowiak, O. Rey Rodriguez, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Hugh F. Young Jr., Reston, VA, Brent M. Rosenthal, Baron & Budd, P.C., Dallas, G. Alan Waldrop, Locke, Liddell & Sapp LLP, Austin, for Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael A. Caddell, Cynthia Bodendieck Chapman, James Juranek, Caddell & Chapman, Houston, Ricardo G. Cedillo, L. J. Strieber, Davis Cedillo & Mendoza, Inc.,San Antonio, Ezequiel Reyna Jr., Law Offices of Ezequiel Reyna, Jr., Weslaco, for Respondents.