Legal Opinion

Lucero v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 13, 2008No. AP-75,247PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

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2Opinion of the Court · HerveyHervey, J.

KELLER, P.J., MEYERS, WOMACK, KEASLER, HOLCOMB and COCHRAN, JJ„ joined.

Appellant was convicted on May 23, 2005, of murdering three of his neighbors during the same criminal transaction. Tex. Pen.Code Ann., § 19.03(a)(7)(A). 1 Pursuant to the jury’s answers to the special issues set forth in Tex.Code CRiM. PROC., Article 37.071, §§ 2(b) and 2(e), the trial judge sentenced appellant to death. Finding no merit in any of the seven points of error raised by appellant in this direct appeal, we affirm.

Points of error one and two relate to a juror misconduct claim that appellant raised in a…

3Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Tennard v. Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions DivisionSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Ladd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  4. Leday v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  5. McDonald v. PlessSupreme Court of the United States · 1915

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4Cited by68 opinions

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