Legal Opinion
First v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 16, 1992No. 69832PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAIRD, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of capital murder. Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a)(6)(A). The jury affirmatively answered the three issues submitted pursuant to Tex.Code Crim.Proc.Ann. art. 37.071(b) and appellant was sentenced to death. Tex.Code Crim. Proc.Ann. art. 37.071(e). Appeal to this Court is automatic. Tex.Code Crim.Proc. Ann. art. 37.071(h). Appellant raises thirteen points of error. We will reverse.
I
The facts of this case are not in dispute.1 On May 30, 1986, the complainants, Luke Davis and Kimberly Holley, spent several hours at a Lubbock tavern.2 Later in the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Skipper v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Dinkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
- Norris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
- Jenkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
- Alexander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Hai Hai Vuong v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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