Harper v. State

Cornelius Harper was convicted of capital murder of multiple persons and sentenced to confinement for life.1 In eight issues, Cornelius contends that (1) there is legally insufficient evidence that he committed the murders, (2) there is legally insufficient evidence the murders were committed either during the same criminal transaction or pursuant to the same scheme or course of conduct, (3) his right to an unanimous verdict was violated, (4) the trial court abused its discretion by excluding testimony that he maintained his innocence while incarcerated awaiting trial, (5) the trial court…