Jenkins v. State

Alcala, J.,

filed a concurring opinion in which Newell, J., joined.

CONCURRING OPINION

Except for points of error three, eleven, and seventeen, I join this Court’s majority opinion that affirms the capital-murder conviction and death sentence against Willie Roy Jenkins, appellant. I otherwise concur in this Court’s judgment and write separately to address these three points of error.

First, with respect to appellant’s third, point of error, I agree with the majority opinion’s ultimate conclusion that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by excluding appellant’s proposed mitigation…