Hamilton v. State

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

Appellant Deatria Donyell Hamilton appeals a judgment in which he was convicted of two counts of capital murder and sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment without parole. Hamilton argues five points on appeal, all of which involve alleged trial court error: (1) excusing for cause venire persons who opposed the death penalty under the facts of the case; (2) sustaining the State’s objection and requiring defense counsel to read additional portions of a witness’s statement during cross-examination by defense counsel; (3) admitting into evidence an inaccurate diagram…