Leonard Wilson Freeman, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed Leonard Wilson Freeman's capital murder conviction and death sentence, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying a change of venue, in overruling challenges for cause of jurors with prior knowledge, in excluding jurors opposed to the death penalty, in limiting voir dire questions, and in admitting Freeman's written confession. The dissent argued that the exclusion of a juror opposed to the death penalty violated Witherspoon.