Charles Anthony Boyd, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the capital murder conviction and death sentence, holding that the Texas sentencing scheme (Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 37.071) is constitutionally sound and that the trial court did not err in its jury instructions, definitions, voir‑dire limits, or evidentiary rulings. A dissent (Judge Cinton) argued that the mitigating evidence should have been given independent weight and that the scheme should be revisited.