Johnny Dean Pyles, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed Johnny Dean Pyles' capital murder conviction and death sentence, holding that the warrantless arrest was supported by probable cause, the confessions were voluntary, the impeachment photographs were admissible, the juror was properly qualified, and the Texas death‑penalty statute was constitutional. A dissent (Clinton and Teague) disagreed with the treatment of three points of error but joined the judgment, while Judge Duncan concurred in the result.