Jeffery Allen Barney, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed Jeffery Allen Barney's capital murder conviction and death sentence, holding that the evidence supported the jury's finding of future dangerousness, that his confession was voluntary, and that the trial court did not err in its juror and procedural rulings. The majority found no abuse of discretion in the trial court's handling of juror Payne, the challenge to venire‑member Matura, the admission of extraneous offense evidence, the denial of a continuance, and the denial of additional investigation funds. Justice TEAGUE, dissenting, contested the majority's overruling of the first, sixth, and eighth grounds of error. The dissent argues the jury's finding on future dangerousness was unsupported and that the trial court should have declared a mistrial regarding juror Payne.