Sammy Phelps, Jr., Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court affirmed the capital murder conviction, holding that the fingerprint evidence was sufficient, that any trial‑court errors at the penalty phase were harmless, that Article 37.071, V.A.C.C.P. was valid, that Witherspoon did not apply because the jury sentenced life imprisonment, and that there was insufficient proof of systematic racial exclusion by the prosecutor.