Milton Ray Atkins, Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas held that the trial judge erred by allowing the State to use a fact‑specific hypothetical about a crack pipe residue to commit jurors to a particular factual scenario, reversed the Court of Appeals' judgment, and remanded the case for a harmless‑error analysis. Justice Keller and Justice Baird dissented, arguing the questioning merely sought jurors' ability to follow the law.