Hamilton v. State

BLEIL, Justice.

Sammy Hamilton appeals the trial court’s denial of a preconviction writ of habeas corpus, claiming that the evidence is legally insufficient to support the jury’s verdict and to support a finding that the grand jury used reasonable diligence to ascertain the means by which Hamilton allegedly strangled the victim. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

A grand jury indicted Hamilton for capital murder by strangling the victim by means unknown. The petit jury found Hamilton guilty of murder. The trial court granted Hamilton’s motion for new trial on the murder charge based upon a…