Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Wayne East, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

July 24, 19851985 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1408

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Wayne East's conviction and death sentence, holding that the trial court properly excused jurors who would automatically vote against death, admitted extraneous and lay opinion evidence, allowed statements without Miranda warnings, admitted juvenile arrest evidence, and was not required to conduct proportionality review of the death sentence.