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.