Steven Kenneth Staley, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court affirmed the trial court's judgment, holding that the evidence was sufficient to prove intentional and deliberate murder, that a civil accusation of theft does not disqualify a juror, that the State's peremptory challenges did not violate Batson, and that the additional special issue satisfied Penry's requirements; the concurrence agreed with the judgment but criticized the plurality's handling of the Batson issue.