James Bernard Becknell, Jr., Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court affirmed Becknell's murder conviction and life sentence, holding that although the father's consent to search the locked bedroom was invalid, the admission of the gun dealer's records was harmless error, and the trial judge's comments on the weight of evidence did not constitute reversible error. Judge Teague, in a partial concurrence and dissent, disagreed with the harmless error finding regarding the maximum punishment.