Michael Durwood Griffith, Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed Michael Durwood Griffith's capital murder conviction and death sentence, overruling all twelve points of error raised on appeal. The majority held that the trial court acted within its discretion on issues of search consent, expert funding, expert admissibility, victim impact evidence, parole instruction, mitigation sufficiency, and impeachment of witnesses.