Elliott Rod Johnson, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court affirmed the conviction and death sentence of Elliott Rod Johnson, holding that the confession was sufficiently corroborated by independent evidence and that the various constitutional challenges to Article 37.071 of the Texas Death Penalty Act were without merit. The Court rejected claims of vagueness, lack of proportionality review, equal‑protection violations, improper jury instruction, and ineffective assistance of counsel. A concurring judge noted disagreement with the adequacy of the special issues but joined the judgment.