Cedric Lamont Ransom, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court held that the trial court erred in granting the State's challenge for cause against juror Harold Freeman, but classified the error as affecting only the punishment phase; therefore the capital murder conviction was affirmed, the death sentence vacated, and the case remanded for a new sentencing hearing. Several dissenting judges argued the error also impacted the guilt phase and called for a new trial.