Commission for Lawyer Discipline v. Benton

Supreme Court of Texas · Decided 1998-12-31

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GONZALEZ, Justice, dissenting. Today the Court announces that the free speech clauses of the United States and Texas Constitutions do not permit a lawyer to privately confront and criticize jurors for rendering an unfavorable verdict. In a recent opinion this Court acknowledged that “[cjommunication sometimes requires confrontation.” Operation Rescue v. Planned Parenthood, <span class="citation" data-i…

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