Britt Allen Ripkowski, Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Court affirmed the conviction and death sentence, holding that the Miranda waiver was valid, the psychiatric testimony admissible, the trial court properly withdrew the mitigation special issue, and the evidentiary admissions were proper. All twenty‑four points of error raised by appellant were overruled. Justice Meyers dissented, arguing that the majority erred in treating the waiver as invited error, while Justice Cochran concurred, emphasizing the strategic nature of the waiver.