Farley Charles Matchett, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court affirmed the death‑sentence conviction, holding that the trial court's failure to give the statutory admonishments under Article 26.13(a)(2‑4) was harmless error, that the guilty plea taken outside the jury's presence satisfied Article 27.13, and that all other asserted errors were without merit. A dissent argued that the jury must hear the plea and that the harmless‑error analysis was improper.