Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Clifford S. Blansett, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

September 14, 19771977 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1221

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed Clifford S. Blansett's capital murder conviction, holding that the evidence established intentional causation of Officer Gray's death, that the jury charge under Penal Code Sec. 7.02(b) was proper for capital murder, that the jury instructions on causation and responsibility for another's acts were correct, and that evidentiary and procedural objections raised were harmless error.