Washington v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellant was convicted of capital murder. See V.T.C.A., Penal Code, § 19.-03(a)(2). The trial court assessed a life sentence when the jury answered the second statutory issue in the negative. See Article 37.071(b)(2), V.A.C.C.P. (1986). The Tenth Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. Washington v. State, 822 S.W.2d 110 (Tex.App.—Waco 1991). We granted review to determine whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the State was allowed to examine a taped interview between a witness for the State and an investigator for the…