James M. Briddle, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the conviction and death sentence of James M. Briddle, holding that the trial court correctly excluded jurors Goodwin, Brock, and Zimmer for cause under the Adams/Witt standard, properly admitted Briddle's oral confession under Article 38.22, did not err in allowing the prosecutor's improper argument at the penalty stage, correctly admitted testimony from Briddle's former wife despite marital privilege, and properly admitted evidence of an extraneous robbery at sentencing. The judgment was affirmed and a concurrence joined the result.