Angel Maturino Resendiz A/k/a Rafael Resendez-Ramirez v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Court affirmed Angel Maturino Resendiz‑Ramirez's conviction and death sentence, holding that the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's finding of future dangerousness, that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding crime‑scene photographs, and that the various jury instructions and evidentiary rulings were proper. The Court also rejected the appellant's numerous constitutional and ineffective‑assistance claims. Justice WOMACK dissented, arguing that the photographs should have been admitted and the case remanded for a new trial.