Topic: commitment questions are those that commit a prospective ju… · Go Syfert
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6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 60 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Standefer v. State.

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1 Standefer v. State Anchor
texcrimapp · 2001
green “commitment questions are those that commit a prospective juror to resolve, or to refrain from resolving, an issue a certain way after learning a particular fact.” 19
2 Moses v. State
texcrimapp · 2003
green “one of the permissible purposes for which relevant evidence may be admitted under rule 404(b).” 12
3 Staley v. State
texcrimapp · 1994
green “competent, fair, impartial, and unprejudiced jury.” 9
4 Sewell v. State
texcrimapp · 1982
green “when a trial court's ruling on the admission of evidence is correct, although giving a wrong or insufficient reason, this court will not reverse if the evidence is admissible for any reason.” 9
5 Lydia v. State
texcrimapp · 2003
green “attempt to bind or commit a venire member to a verdict based on a hypothetical set of facts.” 7
6 Owens v. State
texcrimapp · 1992
green “determining the system of the defendant” 4

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