Mark Allen Wood, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed Wood's murder conviction, holding that the arraignment conducted in the jury's presence did not constitute reversible error, that the search of Wood and his automobile was valid as a limited frisk incident to a lawful arrest, and that the jury instruction on "presence" was proper. The Court found the evidence sufficient to sustain the conviction. A concurring opinion agreed with the result but argued that the Wilson case should be overruled.