Mircea Alvin Nastu, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the conviction, holding that the warrantless automobile search was valid under the automobile exception and exigent circumstances, the consent search of the apartment was voluntary, the denial of a juror challenge was not reversible error, the appellant's statements were admissible under the res gestae exception, and there was no reversible error regarding evidence destruction, the prosecutor's closing argument, or retroactive application of newer Supreme Court decisions.