Richard Hinojosa, Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the conviction and death sentence of Richard Hinojosa, rejecting all eight points of error raised on appeal. It held that the evidence was sufficient to support the capital murder conviction, that the search and arrest warrants were valid under Franks, that the DNA evidence was admissible under Daubert/Kelly, that the United Nations Charter claim lacked standing, and that the trial court’s evidentiary rulings did not require a mistrial or reversal.