High Court Denies Death Row Appeal

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals  has rejected an appeal from an East Texas death row inmate convicted of killing an  elderly Marshall man during a burglary of his home in 2009. Lawyers for 25-year-old Cortne Robinson cited 23 issues related to his conviction, including allegations that his trial lawyers and his attorneys in earlier appeals were deficient. They also said his death sentence was unconstitutional. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected the arguments Wednesday.