Samuel Christopher Hawkins, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court affirmed the conviction and death sentence, holding that the warrantless arrest, confession, indictment, and evidence were all proper, while rejecting claims of ineffective assistance, perjury, Brady violations, and juror challenges; however, it found error in failing to impanel a competency jury and remanded for further proceedings. Justice Clinton dissented, arguing the majority wrongly overturned juror exclusions and the need for a definition of “deliberately,” and misinterpreted Agurs.