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

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Murriel Crawford Jr.'s death sentence, holding that the trial court did not err in admitting the co‑defendant's confession under Article 38.24, that any error was harmless, and that the admission of extraneous offenses, the failure to disclose certain reports, and the juror exclusion did not constitute reversible error. The court also affirmed the sufficiency of evidence on the special issues for capital sentencing. Separate dissenting opinions argue the admission of the confession violated the Confrontation Clause and that the error was not harmless, urging reversal.