Troy Albert Kunkle, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court affirmed Troy Kunkle's capital murder conviction, holding that Tom Sauls was not an accomplice witness as a matter of law or fact, that the jury instructions on criminal responsibility were adequate, and that the evidence supported findings of deliberate conduct and future dangerousness. Two dissenting judges argued that Sauls should be treated as an accomplice witness and that the sentencing analysis ignored the appellant's youth and mitigating evidence.