Williams v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellant was convicted of the offense of capital murder and his punishment was assessed at life imprisonment. Article 37.-071(e), V.A.C.C.P. The Waco Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction in an unpublished opinion. Williams v. State, (Tex.App.—Waco, No. 10-87-196-CR, delivered April 6, 1989).

Appellant contended on appeal, inter alia, that the trial court erred in admitting over his objection testimony of an out-of-court declaration made by his alleged accomplice implicating appellant in the offense. He argued the declaration cannot…