Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Gregory Russeau, Appellant v. the State of Texas
July 1, 20092009 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 878
Summary
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the trial court's death sentence for Gregory Russeau, holding that the jury instructions and evidentiary rulings at the second punishment hearing were proper and did not violate the Eighth, Fourteenth, or First Amendments. The court rejected Russeau's challenges to the definitions of statutory terms, the admission of psychiatric testimony, and procedural objections, finding the evidence legally sufficient to support the jury's answers to the special issues.