Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Rogelio Cannady, Appellant v. the State of Texas

January 5, 20002000 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 5

Summary

The Court affirmed Rogelio Cannady's capital murder conviction and death sentence, holding that Texas Penal Code §19.03(a)(6) is constitutionally valid, that the statute's date element does not violate the Ex Post Facto Clause, that the trial court did not err in denying challenges for cause, peremptory challenges, or mistrial motions, and that the death sentence may be executed without regard to Cannady's other sentences.