Larry Wayne White, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed Larry Wayne White's capital murder conviction and death sentence, holding that the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find the murder was committed in the course of robbery. The Court also affirmed the trial court's rulings on juror challenges for cause, the admissibility of White's written confession, and the refusal to give a special instruction on the defendant's failure to testify. A dissenting opinion argued that the State failed to prove the robbery element and that the conviction should be reversed.