Ricky Nolen McGinn, Appellant v. State of Texas

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the trial court's judgment, rejecting all seven points of error raised by the appellant, including the venue request, competence of a child witness, constitutional challenges to the future dangerousness special issue, parole eligibility instruction, Board of Pardons instruction, and sufficiency of the mitigation special issue. The majority held that the trial court acted within its discretion and that no factual sufficiency review is required for the punishment issues.