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Judge Boyd conducts extended voir dire in manslaughter case; jurors quizzed on bias and punishment range
Summary
In the Simon Garza manslaughter case, Judge Stephanie Boyd and the prosecutor led an extended voir dire covering presumption of innocence, burden of proof, causation, and the full range of punishment (probation up to 10 years by jury; 2 ———to 20 years imprisonment). The court polled the panel on fairness, attitudes toward law enforcement and victims, and availability constraints.
Judge Stephanie Boyd conducted an extensive voir dire panel in the State of Texas v. Simon Alexander Garza manslaughter case. The judge explained foundational legal principles to prospective jurors, including the presumption of innocence and the state's burden to prove each element beyond a reasonable doubt. She told the panel that proof beyond a reasonable doubt is not proof beyond all doubt and illustrated the standard with an analogy: jurors often will…
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