Robert Smith, A.k.a., Robert Lee Johnson, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court affirmed appellant's capital murder conviction and death sentence, holding that the trial court correctly admitted evidence of the prior robbery, properly limited the jury's consideration of that evidence, correctly excluded the State's plea‑offer evidence, properly admitted fingerprint evidence, did not err in finding no prosecutorial misconduct, and correctly refused to instruct the jury on parole eligibility. Separate dissenting and concurring opinions argued that the jury should have been informed of the statutory minimum parole‑eligibility period.