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55 S.M.U. L. Rev. 837 (2002)
Criminal Procedure: Pretrial, Trial and Appeal

handle is hein.journals/smulr55 and id is 849 raw text is: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: PRETRIAL, TRIAL AND APPEAL M. Scott Barnard* Edwin T. Aradi** Kevin N. Barrett*** Jesse Z. Weiss**** TABLE OF CONTENTS I. PR ETRIA L ............................................. 838 A . INDICTMENT ......................................... 838 B . V OIR D IRE .......................................... 839 II. T R IA L .................................................. 841 A . EVIDENCE ........................................... 841 1. Fourth Amendment .............................. 842 2. Fifth Amendment ................................ 845 3. Sixth Amendment ................................ 846 B. JURY CHARGE ....................................... 847 C. PUNISHMENT ......................................... 848 III. A PPEA L ................................................ 852 IV. INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL ......... 853 V. HABEAS CORPUS ..................................... 855 VI. M ANDAM US ........................................... 858 VII. CONFLICT OF LAWS .................................. 859 VIII. FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT ........................ 859 HIS article will review the most significant decisions rendered dur- ing the last term by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Both courts continue the trend of deciding the merits of the case if the error has been substantially preserved. * Trinity University, B.A., 1994, Southern Methodist University School of Law, J.D., 1997, cum laude. Mr. Barnard is an associate with Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., in the litigation and white collar crime sections. He served as an assistant district attorney for the Dallas County District Attorney's Office in 2000. ** University of Oklahoma, B.A., 1995; University of Texas, J.D., with honors, 2000. Mr. Aradi is an associate with Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., in the litigation section. He served as an assistant district attorney for the Dallas County District Attor- ney's Office in 2001-2002. *** Baylor University, B.B.A., 1981, St. Mary's University School of Law, J.D., 1987. Mr. Barrett is an associate with Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.'s litigation section and a former criminal defense attorney. **** University of Texas, B.A., 1995, University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 1999. Mr. Weiss is an associate with Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., in the litigation and appeals sections. He served as judicial clerk to Hon. Kathleen Bletz, Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, in 1999-2000.