Legal Opinion
Winfrey v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 22, 2010No. PD-0987-09PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHervey, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HOLCOMB and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
OPINION
Charged with the capital murder of Murray Wayne Burr, appellant was convicted of the lesser offense of murder and sentenced to seventy-five years in prison. We reverse the court of appeals and render an acquittal.
I. Factual & Procedural Background
In August 2004, Murray Wayne Burr was found murdered in his home. Evidence at trial indicated that the victim had been stabbed twenty-eight times and had received multiple blunt-force injuries, including a broken right-eye orbit and a broken jaw. There was…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
- Illinois v. CaballesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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3Cited by105 opinions
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- Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
- State v. Smith, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2011
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