Legal Opinion
Earvin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 10, 1979No. 59906PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEITH, Commissioner.
This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of capital murder wherein the punishment was assessed at death. V.T.C.A., Penal Code Sec. 19.03 (1974), and Vernon’s Ann. C.C.P. Art. 37.071 (Supp.1978-79).
Shortly before dark on December 7, 1976, appellant and his girl friend, 15-year-old Feleca Farrell, went to the rear of a filling station on Raguet Street in Lufkin for the purpose of robbing the attendant of the cash he had collected during the day. Appellant had used cosmetic makeup in painting a mustache on his face and was wearing an Afro-type wig. He was…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Smith v. GoguenSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Ex Parte GranvielCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Allridge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
- Brasfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Mercado v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Esquivel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
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