Harris v. State

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for capital murder1 in which the death penalty was imposed after the jury affirmatively answered the special issues submitted under Article 37.071, V.A.C.C.P.

Appellant’s previous conviction for the same offense was reversed because he was denied his constitutional right to confrontation of witnesses against him due to the trial court’s refusal to allow effective cross-examination of the State’s principal witness, Valerie Rencher, to establish her bias or motive in testifying. Harris v. State, 642 S.W.2d 471 (Tex.Cr.App.1982).…