Gibbs v. State

Evelyn V. Keyes, Justice *722A jury convicted appellant, Joseph Gibbs, of the offense of capital murder.1 Because the State did not seek the death penalty, the trial court automatically assessed appellant's punishment at confinement for life without parole. In three issues, appellant contends: (1) the trial court erroneously allowed testimony that a witness knew appellant prior to the charged offense from having sold him drugs, in violation of Rules of Evidence 403 and 404(b); (2) the trial court erroneously admitted recordings of two interrogations because appellant's statements were the result…