Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 35.17. Voir Dire Examination
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Art. 35.17. VOIR DIRE EXAMINATION. 1. When the court in its
discretion so directs, except as provided in Section 2, the state
and defendant shall conduct the voir dire examination of
prospective jurors in the presence of the entire panel.
2. In a capital felony case in which the State seeks the death
penalty, the court shall propound to the entire panel of
prospective jurors questions concerning the principles, as
applicable to the case on trial, of reasonable doubt, burden of
proof, return of indictment by grand jury, presumption of
innocence, and opinion. Then, on demand of the State or defendant,
either is entitled to examine each juror on voir dire individually
and apart from the entire panel, and may further question the juror
on the principles propounded by the court.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1127, ch. 426, art. 3, Sec. 5,
eff. June 14, 1973.
Subsec. 2 amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 652, Sec. 6, eff.
Sept. 1, 1991.
Article: 35.10 35.11 35.12 35.13 35.14 35.15 35.16 35.17 35.18 35.19 35.20 35.21 35.22 35.23 35.25
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