Jack Warren Davis v. State Texas

A jury convicted Jack Warren Davis, appellant, of capital murder. Tex. Penal Code Ann. ? 19.03(a), (b) (1989). After the jury was unable to answer the first special issue on punishment (deliberateness), the court sentenced him to life imprisonment pursuant to 1985 Tex. Gen. Laws, ch. 44, ? 2, at 434 (Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 37.071, since amended). Davis appeals, bringing sixteen points of error. We will reverse the judgment of conviction and remand the cause for a new trial.