Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

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

January 31, 19791979 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1817

Summary

The Court affirmed the capital murder convictions and death sentences of John Lewis Wilder and Artie Armour, holding that the evidence—including their confessions, physical evidence, and corroborating testimony—was sufficient and that any alleged constitutional errors were harmless. The Court also affirmed the trial court's denial of the motion to sever the joint trial and the admission of the pistol and television obtained after an unwarned interrogation.