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

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the conviction and death sentence of Tommy Ray Jackson, holding that the warrantless stop, arrest, and search of Jackson and the vehicle were supported by probable cause and that the evidence, including the accomplice testimony, was sufficiently corroborated; the trial court's evidentiary and juror rulings were not reversible error. Justice Clinton, in a concurring opinion, agreed with the result but criticized the majority's reliance on Brinegar rather than the more modern Cortez analysis.