WAPPLER v. STATE

No. 772-03.

138 S.W.3d 331 (2004)

Donovan Keith WAPPLER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 30, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grant M. Scheiner, Houston, for Appellant.

Lori Deangelo Fix, Asst. DA, Houston, Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for State.


OPINION

KEASLER, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

At Wappler's misdemeanor trial, the judge limited voir dire to fifteen minutes. Wappler objected. Wappler also objected when the judge stated her intention to dismiss the panel, mistakenly believing that not enough venire members would remain for a jury after the parties exercised their peremptory challenges. The Court of Appeals found that Wappler was estopped from complaining about...

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