Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Ronald Ray Howard, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

December 18, 19961996 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 252

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Ronald Ray Howard's death sentence, holding that the trial court did not err in its veniremember challenges, voir dire restrictions, jury instructions, handling of deadlock, or the presence of uniformed officers. Justice Overstreet dissented, arguing that the challenges to veniremembers Durling and Ochoa were improper under Garrett.