Michael Wayne Norris, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court affirmed appellant's capital murder conviction and death sentence, holding that the evidence proved specific intent to kill the infant and that Texas's transferred‑intent statute, §6.04(b)(2), applies to a capital‑murder prosecution under §19.03(a)(6)(A). The Court also upheld the trial court's admission of appellant's prior felony conviction and other evidentiary rulings. Justice Clinton and Judge Baird filed concurring opinions contesting the majority's reasoning on transferred intent.