· 4/12/2024
In Re HLF Interests, LLC Holly Forsythe Holly Forsythe 2018 Management Trust Holly Lewis Forsythe GST Exempt Trust and GST Non-Exempt Trust Whisky River Oil & Gas, LLC Forsythe Company GP, LLC The Sarah Barbara Forsythe Family Trust And Trust A, QTIP, and Trust B Under the 2015 Forsythe Management Trust v. the State of Texas
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- stating that there is no constitutional infirmity in allowing jurors to ask questions
- stating that there is no constitutional infirmity in allowing jurors to ask questions
- “Allowing juror questions should not become a routine practice, but should occur only rarely after the district court has determined that such questions are warranted.”
- “Nor do we find an abuse of discretion in the court’s implementation of measures to minimize the potential risks of allowing such questions.”
- “In general, ... we think that a court should attempt to balance the risks and benefits of juror questions before trial.... ”
- the defendant did not state how juror questions undermined trial strategy
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