Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Defendant's murder conviction is affirmed, where the trial court properly excluded evidence during the penalty phase that the victim was a sex offender because it was irrelevant and would tend to encourage the jury to measure the victim's value compared to other members of society.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/08/2009
• Published 04/08/2009

Judges

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Danny K. Easterling, Houston, for Appellant., Jessica A. Caird, Asst. District Atty., Houston, Jeffrey L. Van Horn, State's Atty., Austin, for State.