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Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 3/31/1999

Busby v. State

Citations

  • 990 S.W.2d 263
  • 1999 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 26
  • 1999 WL 172911

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  • concluding that trial court could have reasonably found that appointment of additional expert was unnecessary because already appointed 2 The other two experts were an accident-reconstruction expert and a private investigator. 6 expert could adequately assist defendant
  • holding defendant waived his right to proceed ex parte concerning his request for an expert when he made no request to proceed ex parte
  • suggesting that “non-absolute” statutory requirement for exercising challenges in capital cases is procedurally defaulted by failure to object
  • noting that “[b] ecause the truck was stolen, appellant had no standing to object to a search of that vehicle”
  • holding that a “jury consultant is not a ‘basic’ tool of the defense. Selecting a jury is part of an attorney’s stock-in-trade. Although a jury-selection expert’s assistance would no doubt be helpful in nearly every case, such assistance is a luxury, not a necessity.”
  • holding that a ―jury consultant is not a ‗basic‘ tool of the defense. Selecting a jury is part of an attorney‘s stock-in-trade. Although a jury-selection expert‘s assistance would no doubt be helpful in nearly every case, such assistance is a luxury, not a necessity.‖

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Judges: Keller, McCormick, Mansfield, Holland, Womack, Keasler, Johnson, Meyers, Price

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