Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 13, 1989No. 69467PublishedCited by 123 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McCORMICK, Presiding Judge.

A jury found appellant, James Carl Lee Davis, guilty of capital murder. The death penalty was assessed as punishment. On appeal to this Court, appellant raises thirteen points of error. We find all points to be without merit and affirm the conviction.

In his first point of error, appellant asserts that the trial court erred when it would not afford him an opportunity to review the veniremen’s information cards and biographic questionnaires prior to exercising his option to shuffle the names of the venire. He relies upon Article 35.11, V.A.C.C.P. Appellant’s…

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2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Caldwell v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Franklin v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. David W. McKay v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by123 opinions

  1. Patrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. Rousseau v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. Cockrell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  5. Cantu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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