Legal Opinion

Alvarado v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 15, 1995No. 71779PublishedCited by 806 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MANSFIELD, Judge.

An El Paso County jury found appellant, Steven Brian Alvarado, guilty of two counts of capital murder, to wit: the September 22, 1991, murders of Refugio Carmen Sustaita and her adult son, Manuel Sustaita.1 At the punishment stage of appellant’s trial, the jury answered affirmatively, as to each count, the special issues submitted to it under Article 37.071, § 2(b),2 and it answered negatively, as to each count, the special issue submitted to it under Article 37.071, § 2(e).3 The *204trial court then sentenced appellant to death on each count. Direct appeal to this Court…

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2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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3Cited by806 opinions

  1. Santellan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Ladd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Conner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
  5. Oursbourn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008

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