IRBY v. STATE

No. PD-1097-08.

327 S.W.3d 138 (2010)

Christopher IRBY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 16, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine A. Drew , Asst. Public Defender, Dallas, for Appellant.

Christine Womble , Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Jeffrey L. Van Horn , State's Atty., Austin, for State.


OPINION

COCHRAN, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which KELLER, P.J., and MEYERS, JOHNSON, and KEASLER, JJ., joined.

In this case we hold that a defendant must show some causal connection or logical relationship between a witness's probationary status and his potential bias to testify favorably toward the State before the witness may be cross-examined with that status.1 Evidence that a witness with a juvenile...

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