John Lewis Wilder and Artie Armour, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the capital murder convictions and death sentences of John Lewis Wilder and Artie Armour. The majority held that the evidence, including confessions, physical evidence, and testimony, was sufficient to support the jury's verdicts and that any alleged constitutional errors were harmless. The Court rejected challenges to the indictment, the admission of co-defendant confessions, the denial of a motion to sever, and the admissibility of the pistol and television obtained after custodial interrogation.