Michael Patrick Moore, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Michael Patrick Moore's death sentence, finding that the jury's answers to the special issues, the venue decision, the admission of hearsay records, and the denial of expert assistance were all proper. The court held that the evidence supported a finding of future dangerousness and that the procedural rulings were within the trial court's discretion. Justice Baird, in a concurring note, disagreed with the majority's treatment of the mitigation issue but joined the judgment.