Legal Opinion

Culley v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 13, 1974No. 48060PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JACKSON, Commissioner.

The conviction was by a jury on a plea of guilty to murder with malice; the punishment assessed by the jury, 3000 years..The appellant pled guilty before a jury. The facts showed without dispute, including the voluntary confession of appellant, that on September 24, 1971, about 1 P.M., appellant and two others, having carefully planned to do so, invaded the home of Jean Geron, armed with guns, in the perpetration of robbery, where they shot and killed Jean Geron. His wife, child and the children’s teacher were also there, but none of the others was killed.

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2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Ramos v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  4. Henriksen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. Terry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  3. Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Tarpley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Chambers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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