Murriel Crawford, Jr., Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed Murriel Crawford Jr.'s capital murder conviction and death sentence. It held that the admission of co‑defendant David Mabra's confession under Article 38.24 was permissible and any error was harmless, that the admission of extraneous burglary and arson evidence was proper, that the State complied with disclosure obligations, and that the exclusion of prospective juror Martha Stulce was not reversible because the error was waived. Separate dissenting opinions argued that the confession admission violated the Sixth Amendment and that the juror exclusion error was not waived.