Michael Basham, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the murder convictions and the life sentences. It held that the trial court properly relied on the prior competency hearing to accept a guilty plea, that substantial compliance with Art. 26.13, V.A.C.C.P. satisfied the voluntariness requirement, and that the denied motions in limine were not reversible error because the appellant failed to preserve the issues. The Court also rejected the request for a special jury instruction.