Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Gilmar Alexander Guevara, Appellant v. the State of Texas on Direct Appeal

January 15, 20032003 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 3

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the trial court’s rulings on all three issues raised on direct appeal: the validity of consent‑based searches, the admission of victim‑impact testimony, and the sufficiency of evidence to support a finding of future dangerousness. The Court found the consent was voluntarily given, the victim‑impact evidence was properly admitted, and the jury’s dangerousness finding was supported by the record.