Caldwell v. State

OPINION

CAMPBELL, Justice.

Appellant, Jeffery Caldwell, was convicted of capital murder. Tex.Penal Code § 19.03(a)(6). At the punishment phase of Appellant’s trial, the jury answered affirmatively the three special issues set forth in Article 37.071(b) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. 1 The trial judge then sentenced Appellant to death as required by Article 37.071(e). Direct appeal to this court is automatic. Tex.Code Crim.Proc. art. 37.071(h).

When considered in the light most favorable to the verdict of the jury, the record in this case reveals the following facts. On Monday evening,…