Legal Opinion
Soffar v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 23, 1987No. 68907PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TEAGUE,. Judge.
Max Alexander Soffar, hereinafter referred to as appellant, was convicted by a jury of committing the murder of Arden Alane Felsher while in the course of committing or attempting to commit the robbery of Stephen Allen Sims, which elevated the offense of murder to the offense of capital murder, see V.T.C.A., Penal Code, § 19.03. After the jury answered the special issues that were submitted to it pursuant to the provisions of Article 37.071, V.A. C.C.P., in the affirmative, the trial judge assessed appellant’s punishment at death.
We affirm.
Appellant presents for review…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Mattias v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Hathorn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Fisher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Max Alexander Soffar v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Ex Parte SoffarCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
- Ashcraft v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1995
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