Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Phillip Earl Lydia, Appellant v. the State of Texas

July 2, 20032003 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 153

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals held that the prosecutor's voir dire questions were improper commitment questions under the Standefer test. It vacated the Court of Appeals' judgment and remanded for further analysis of the remaining prongs of the test.