Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Letcher Thomas Mann, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee
October 22, 1986718 S.W.2d 741
Summary
The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed Fletcher Thomas Mann's capital murder conviction and death sentence, overruling his claims of error on five grounds: the admissibility of testimony about a separate rape and murder, two alleged improper prosecutorial arguments, the exclusion of five venirepersons under Witherspoon and Adams, and a failure to preserve error regarding the exclusion of a juror. All alleged errors were found either harmless or waived. Justice Teague filed a dissent arguing the venirepersons were improperly excluded.