Legal Opinion
Cook v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 7, 1993No. 70730PublishedCited by 499 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAIRD, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of capital murder pursuant to Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 19.-03(a)(2). 1 The jury affirmatively answered the punishment issues submitted pursuant to Tex.Code Crim.Proc.Ann. art. 37.-071(b)(1) and (2). 2 Punishment was assessed at death. Id. at (e). Appeal to this Court is automatic. Id. at (h). We will affirm.
In his fifth point of error, appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. Specifically, appellant contends that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for a directed verdict at the close of the State’s…
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