Payne v. State

BAKER, Justice.

On this remand, the sole remaining issue to be determined is whether the trial court’s submission of the unconstitutional good time and parole instructions to the jury contributed to the punishment the jury assessed the appellant. We hold that the submission of the instructions was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Appellant was originally convicted of murder and assessed a life sentence. On *586his appeal to this Court, he contended that the trial court erred in submitting good time and parole instructions to the jury on the grounds that the…