McDonald v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DUNCAN, Justice.
Charles Ray McDonald was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his ex-wife, Carolyn De-Witt. McDonald appeals on ten points of error complaining, in large measure, of the exclusion of expert testimony, and the refusal of a charge, on his “battered spouse” defense; improper references by the prosecution to an unadmitted police report; the jury selection process; and Cobarrubio error. We affirm.
FACTS
On October 24, 1991, Charles Ray McDonald slit the throat of his ex-wife, Carolyn DeWitt. With Carolyn lying dead in the passenger seat…
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