Brewer v. State (Original)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. The court affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence on direct appeal but his sentence was later vacated by a federal district court. A new punishment hearing was held and defendant was again sentenced to death. Direct appeal was automatic and defendant raised five issues: in his first issue, defendant claimed that the trial court lacked jurisdiction because the trial judge granted his motion to quash the indictment; in issues two and three, defendant complained about matters related to parole eligibility; in issue three, defendant contended, in the alternative, that the trial court erred in failing to give the jury an instruction that it could not consider parole after the jury sent out a note inquiring whether a life sentence in this case would be with or without parole; in issue four, defendant contended that the trial judge erred in denying his challenge for cause to a prospective juror; in issue five, defendant contended that the trial court erred in admitting expert testimony regarding defendant's future dangerousness. The court found no reversible error and affirmed the judgment.
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