Rodney L. Rich, Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals held that the trial judge's denial of a proper voir dire question to the entire venire was a constitutional error requiring a harmless error analysis under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 44.2(a). Accordingly, the Court reversed the Court of Appeals' judgment, which had applied Rule 44.2(b), and remanded for a proper harm analysis. Justice Holcomb dissented, arguing the error was constitutional and the case should be decided without remand.