Tony Egbuna Ford, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the trial court's death sentence, holding that the jury's affirmative finding of future dangerousness was supported by sufficient evidence, that victim impact testimony was admissible and not prejudicially outweighed, and that limiting voir dire on parole eligibility did not constitute error. Justice Clinton dissented, arguing that victim impact evidence should be excluded as it does not relate to the special issues, and would have vacated and remanded the case.