McKenna v. State

OPINION

This is an appeal from a sentence of death imposed after the third penalty hearing held in this case. After the trial and first penalty hearing, this court reversed appellant’s conviction and remanded for a new trial. After the second trial and penalty hearing, appellant filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court seeking a new penalty hearing, which was granted. On appeal after the third penalty hearing conducted in this case, we conclude that all of appellant’s contentions lack merit and affirm.

FACTS

In March 1980, appellant Patrick Charles McKenna was…