Legal Opinion

Rodriguez v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 5, 1980No. 62274PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for capital murder. After the jury returned affirmative answers to the issues submitted under Art. 37.071, V.A.C.C.P., at the punishment stage, punishment was fixed at death.

In his first ground of error appellant attacks the grand jury selection method used to select the grand jury that returned his indictment.

In his argument under this ground of error appellant recognizes that the preliminary issue he must confront is the requirement of Muniz v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 573 S.W.2d 792, that challenges to the composition of the grand jury must…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Gardner v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Granviel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Fierro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Bird v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Lindley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  5. Holloway v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981

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