Gentry v. State

OPINION

DUNCAN, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of capital murder under V.T.C.A.Penal Code, § 19.03(a)(2). The death penalty was imposed after the jury affirmatively answered the special issues submitted under Article 37.071(e), V.A.C.C.P. The appellant urges seven points of error. We affirm.

The appellant, Kenneth Gentry, and the deceased, Jimmy Don Ham, became acquainted when the appellant gave Ham, who was hitchhiking, a ride into the Denton area. At the time, the appellant was wanted by the authorities in connection with several prior offenses, including an escape from a Georgia prison.…