Case Name: James G. BUFFINGTON, Sr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1983-05-11
Citations: 652 S.W.2d 394
Docket Number: No. 68819
Parties: James G. BUFFINGTON, Sr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
Judges: TEAGUE and MILLER, JJ., join.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 652
Pages: 394–398

Head Matter:
James G. BUFFINGTON, Sr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
No. 68819.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.
May 11, 1983.
Rehearing Denied June 29, 1983.
David K. Chapman (court appointed), John R. Hrncir (court appointed), Marvin B. Zimmerman (court appointed), San Antonio, for appellant.
Bill M. White, Dist. Atty., Charles T. Con-away, Keith Burris, Bill Blagg, Lawrence R. Linnartz and Edward F. Shaughnessy, III, Asst. Dist. Attys., San Antonio, Robert Hut-tash, State’s Atty., and Alfred Walker, Asst. State’s Atty., Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
OPINION
W.C. DAVIS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of capital murder. Upon the jury's findings that the killing was deliberate and that appellant represents a continuing threat to society, punishment was assessed at death. Art. 37.071, V.A.C.C.P.
Appellant contends the court erred in excusing two veniremembers who expressed only general objections to the death penalty, in violation of the rule of Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U.S. 510, 88 S.Ct. 1770, 20 L.Ed.2d 776 (1968), and Adams v. Texas, 448 U.S. 38, 100 S.Ct. 2521, 65 L.Ed.2d 581 (1980). The State agrees, and confesses error in its brief. The record supports that agreement.
The judgment is reversed and remanded.