Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Raul Rodriguez, Appellant v. the State of Texas

October 4, 20062006 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1931

Summary

The Court affirmed the trial court’s admission of evidence about the post‑escape crimes of the escapees, holding that such evidence was relevant to the defendant’s moral blameworthiness and admissible under Rule 403, and that its admission did not violate the defendant’s Fourteenth Amendment due process rights.