Rodriguez v. State

OPINION

OVERSTREET, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury for capital murder committed in the course of burglary and/or robbery. Tex.Penal Code § 19.03(a)(2). The jury answered the submitted special issues affirmatively, and appellant was sentenced to death. Tex.Code Crim.Proc. art. 37.071, § 2(b). Appellant presents eight points of error on appeal.

Appellant pled guilty to the commission of the offense. A recitation of the facts is not necessary to the disposition of the case, therefore, we proceed with appellant’s points of error.

I. Appellant’s Mental Health Examination

Appellant’s first…