Daryl Keith Wheatfall, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Daryl Keith Wheatfall's capital murder conviction and death sentence, finding no error in the trial court's jury instructions, juror challenges, peremptory challenges, evidentiary rulings, or sentencing procedures. The majority rejected the appellant's claims that the "nullification" instruction, antisympathy instruction, and inclusion of a second victim in a provocation issue violated constitutional standards, and held that any evidentiary errors were harmless. Justice Baird, in a concurring opinion, disagreed with the majority's view on the propriety of questioning a juror about the meaning of "deliberately" but concurred in the overall result.