Granville Riddle, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed appellant Granville Riddle's capital murder conviction and death sentence, holding that the trial court did not err in denying challenges for cause to jurors, refusing a self‑defense instruction, or in its capital‑sentencing instructions, and that the sentencing scheme and statutory provisions were constitutional. Justice Clinton filed a concurring opinion addressing the jury‑selection and sentencing‑instruction arguments.