Legal Opinion
Powell v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided July 8, 1987No. 67630PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McCORMICK, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of the capital murder. The jury assessed his punishment at death.
Shortly after midnight on May 18, 1978, Austin police officer Ralph Ablanedo, was on duty. At 12:41 a.m. Polly Bittick, the police radio dispatcher on duty, received a call from Ablanedo requesting a check through the National Criminal Information center (NCIC) on a person named Sheila Margaret Meinert, to determine if she was wanted for any offense. Ablanedo stated that he was in the 900 block of Live Oak Street. He also gave a vehicle identification number (VIN), and asked for a…
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3Cited by24 opinions
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