Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Bernard Eugene Amos, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

October 30, 19911991 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 227

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the trial court's judgment, upholding the death sentence. It held that the State did not violate Brady obligations, that the seizure of firearms and burglary items was lawful under the automobile exception, that the jury's finding of future dangerousness was supported by the evidence, and that expert testimony on sanity and deliberateness elicited via hypothetical questions was admissible.