Allen Wayne Janecka, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court affirmed Allen Wayne Janecka’s capital murder conviction and death sentence, holding that the indictment’s failure to name the person who provided remuneration was a form defect that could be amended, but finding no prejudice to the defendant; it also upheld the validity of the arrest warrant, the admissibility of the confessions, and the jury selection procedures. Separate dissenting opinions criticize the majority’s reliance on the Adams test and argue that the notice defect is substantive and that the conviction should be reversed.