Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Thelette Brandon, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

May 21, 19801980 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1209

Summary

The Court held that the prosecutor’s prejudicial comments at the competency hearing violated the appellant’s due‑process rights, reversed the competency determination and remanded for a new competency hearing. After a subsequent competency hearing found the appellant competent, the Court affirmed the capital murder conviction, finding no reversible error in the trial on the merits.