Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Claude Mulder, Jr. & Glen Dale Mulder, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

April 9, 19861986 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1230

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the convictions and sentences of both Mulders, holding that the evidence was sufficient to support the robbery and aggravated robbery elements, that the prosecutor's argument did not merit a mistrial, and that the blood‑sample order was a valid search warrant though the affidavit lacked sufficient probable cause; the admission of the blood testimony was deemed harmless. Justice Teague, in a concurring‑dissent, agreed with the affirmance of Glen Mulder but dissented on the harmless‑error finding for Claude Mulder, arguing the error was not harmless.