Cornelius Alan Goss, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court affirmed Goss's death sentence, holding that the jury charge under Article 37.071(b) did not require a separate Penry instruction, that the trial judge's definitions of legal terms were proper, that the Rule 705(b) hearing issue was waived, and that no additional definitions were constitutionally required. Two dissenting opinions argued that the majority erred on the Penry analysis and on the waiver of the Rule 705(b) hearing.