Court says Satanism evidence was allowed in Texas death penalty case

A federal appeals court upheld a Texas death row inmate's sentence, finding that state courts did not unreasonably allow evidence of his affiliation with Satanism because it was relevant to "future dangerousness."Irving Alvin Davis was sentenced to death in 2002 after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting and killing 15-year-old Melissa Medina.According to court documents, Davis, Medina and others were at a friend's house drinking and socializing when Davis said he was interested in Medina and attempted to grind on her while dancing. Medina was reportedly not interested in Davis' advances.Later, the group left the home to walk Medina home. Court documents state Medina told the group that she could make it home when they approached an elementary school that she would normally cut through. As the group started to leave, Davis said he wanted to walk her the rest of the way home and ran after her.Witnesses reported hearing "low growls followed by thumping noises and moaning." When Dav