Donald Gene Franklin, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Donald Gene Franklin's capital murder conviction, rejecting all twelve alleged errors. It held that the trial court properly excluded jurors for cause, correctly handled a peremptory challenge, did not err in admitting and then curing testimony about post‑arrest silence, found no reversible error in the prosecutor's parole remarks, and determined the indictment was valid. The Court also affirmed the trial court's venue, jurisdiction, double‑jeopardy, and charge decisions.