Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Christopher Irby, Appellant v. the State of Texas
June 16, 20102010 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 725
Summary
The Court affirmed the Court of Appeals, holding that a defendant must demonstrate a causal or logical connection between a witness's probationary status and a potential bias before cross‑examining the witness about that status, and overruled Maxwell to the extent it conflicted with this requirement.