Jones v. State

OPINION

TAFT, Justice.

We withdraw the opinion previously issued on February 23, 1995, in order to include United States v. Gouveia, 467 U.S. 180, 104 S.Ct. 2292, 81 L.Ed.2d 146 (1984), in our analysis of point of error two.

The appellant, James Lee Jones, stood accused of murdering Davis Henry and Terry Causey during the same transaction, by stabbing them with a knife. A jury found the appellant guilty of capital murder, and the trial court sentenced him to life in prison. 1 The appellant challenges trial court rulings on various motions for: continuance; dismissing indictment; Batson;…