Enriqueta Diaz Carpenter, Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the lower appellate court's decision that the trial judge properly precluded the appellant from cross‑examining the State witness about pending federal charges because the evidence did not show a causal connection to bias. The majority held that pending federal charges alone are insufficient for impeachment, while a dissent argued the opposite and two concurrences agreed with the judgment but offered differing rationales.