ABRON v. STATE

No. 49698.

523 S.W.2d 405 (1975)

John L. ABRON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 18, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Mills, Jr., Court appointed, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., John H. Hagler, Frank Watts, Joh Sparling and Stephen P. Tokoly, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

Appellant was convicted for the offense of rape; punishment, death, commuted to life imprisonment.

In his first ground of error, appellant contends the trial court erred in refusing to permit him to ask prospective jurors certain questions regarding the existence of racial prejudice. The appellant was black and the victim was white. Appellant asserts he was injured as a consequence of

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