David Richard Jackson, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed David Richard Jackson's voluntary manslaughter conviction, holding that the trial court's limitations on cross‑examination of the State's witness, Mary Frances, and its exclusions of certain impeachment evidence did not constitute reversible error. The dissent argued that the limitations improperly curtailed the defendant's constitutional right to show the witness's bias and prejudice.