Johnson ex rel. Rossiello v. Allstate Insurance

How later courts describe this case

• no mitigating factors; death sentence affirmed upon finding that defendant had previous convictions punishable by life or death and that those previous convictions were violent felonies
• "The statute does not indicate the degree of certainty with which these circumstances must be established."
• even though appellant’s objection did not preserve error and his motion to quash was insufficient we also noted that appellant failed to demonstrate harm resulting from improper jury procedures
• we held that under Texas law these convictions did involve the use or threat of violence
• attorney’s contingent fee should be calculated on net recovery after satisfaction of compensation lien
• we held that petitioner's convictions were subject to a possible life imprisonment