Nethery v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
W.C. DAVIS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of capital murder. Upon receiving the jury’s affirmative answers to the punishment issues, the court assessed punishment at death. See Art. 37.071, V.A.C.C.P.
Appellant alleges fifty-five grounds of error. We will first address his contentions that venirepersons were erroneously excused.
The trial court sustained the State’s challenge for cause to three venirepersons —Williams, Simnacher, and Lee — because each of the three expressed a bias against the minimum punishment for the lesser included offense of murder. See Art. 35.-16(b)(3), V.A.C.C.P.…
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