Case Name: Joseph Michael ANDERSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 2012-05-16
Citations: 366 S.W.3d 198
Docket Number: No. PD-1067-11
Parties: Joseph Michael ANDERSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 366
Pages: 198–199

Head Matter:
Joseph Michael ANDERSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.
No. PD-1067-11.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
May 16, 2012.
John M. Hurley, Waco, for Appellant.
Alex Bell, Asst.Crim. D.A., Waco, Lisa C. McMinn, State’s Attorney, Austin, for State.

Opinion:
OPINION
PER CURIAM.
A jury found Appellant guilty of driving while intoxicated and the trial court assessed punishment at thirty years' imprisonment. The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. Anderson v. State, 341 S.W.3d 585 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2011). Appellant has filed a petition for discretionary review contending the Court of Appeals erred in holding the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to allow defense counsel to question the jury panel about its understanding of the differences between the State's burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt and the burdens of proof applicable in non-criminal cases.
This Court granted discretionary review in Fuller, in order to address this issue. We concluded that questioning regarding panelists' understanding of the differences between the criminal and civil burdens of proof was relevant to a legitimate defensive challenge for cause, and the trial court abused its discretion by refusing to allow questioning on the matter. Fuller v. State, 363 S.W.3d 583, 588 (Tex.Crim.App. 2012). The mandate issued on April 23, 2012. The Court of Appeals in the instant case did not have the benefit of our opinion in Fuller. Accordingly, we grant Appellant's petition for discretionary review, vacate the judgment of the Court of Appeals, and remand this ease to the Court of Appeals for consideration in light of our opinion in Fuller.