William Hamilton Little, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed Little's capital murder conviction and death sentence. It held the trial court did not abuse its discretion in sustaining the State's challenges for cause against four veniremen who would require proof beyond any doubt, nor in denying defense challenges to three others. It also held the evidence sufficient under Jackson v. Virginia to support the jury's finding that the murder occurred during an aggravated sexual assault, and that the confession was admissible because any Fourth Amendment complaint was waived by failure to object and, alternatively, the confession satisfied the Brown v. Illinois attenuation factors.