Legal Opinion
Brasfield v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 18, 1980No. 61871PublishedCited by 260 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLINTON, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of capital murder wherein the punishment was assessed at death. V.T. C.A., Penal Code Sec. 19.03 (1974), and Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P. art. 37.071 (Supp.1980).
The indictment, the operative language of which is set out in the margin,1 charged that appellant caused the death of Johnny Turner, Jr., in the course of committing the offense of kidnapping. He pleaded not guilty to the charge but the jury found him to be guilty and at the conclusion of the punishment hearing, the jury answered affirmatively the first two issues set…
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