Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Charles Rumbaugh, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

March 3, 1982629 S.W.2d 747

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the capital murder conviction and death sentence, rejecting the appellant's ten grounds of error including jury sequestration, alleged illegal search, Miranda waiver, admissibility of escape evidence, statements from a traffic stop, officer testimony, a videotape, sufficiency of deliberateness evidence, a photograph, and alleged improper comments. The court held the trial court acted within its discretion and that the evidence was properly admitted.