Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 9/21/1988

Williams v. State

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773 S.W.2d 525
1988 WL 62416

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holding that a juror is biased as a matter of law if he unequivocally expresses an inability to consider five years probation as possible punishment for the lesser-included offense of murder in a capital-murder trial
holding that a juror is biased as a matter of law if he unequivocally expresses an inability to consider five years probation as possible punishment for the lesser-included offense of murder in a capital-murder trial
holding that a juror is biased as a matter of law if he unequivocally expresses an inability to consider five years probation as possible punishment for the lesser-included State’s Brief Page 4 offense of murder in a capital-murder trial
noting that appellate courts look beyond individual statements in isolation when reviewing determination of bias
evidence of defendant's low I.Q., though relevant to special issues, did not preclude jury from finding that he acted deliberately or from making an affirmative finding of future dangerousness

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