James McNeill Bailey, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed James McNeill Bailey's murder conviction, holding that the trial court did not err in admitting motive evidence, the appellant's oral statements, autopsy photographs, and the jury charge concerning a third party, and that the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict. The decision was accompanied by a concurrence and a dissent, the latter arguing that the motive evidence should have been excluded and that the jury charge required an affirmative instruction.