Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Tommy Ray Jackson, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

February 3, 19881988 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 27

Summary

The Court affirmed the trial court's judgment, upholding Tommy Ray Jackson's capital murder conviction and death sentence. It held that the warrantless stop and search of Jackson and the vehicle were supported by probable cause and that Jackson lacked standing to challenge the vehicle search, that the State's evidence sufficiently corroborated the accomplice's testimony, and that alleged trial errors—including the prosecutor's comment on Jackson's failure to testify, juror challenges, and admission of photographs—were not reversible.