Legal Opinion
Pondexter v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 16, 1996No. 71967PublishedCited by 277 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OVERSTREET, Judge.
Appellant was indicted for the offense of capital murder pursuant to V.T.C.A. Penal Code § 19.03(a)(2), alleging murder in the course of committing and attempting to commit burglary of a habitation or robbery, alleged to have occurred on or about October 29, 1993, in Red River County. Prior to trial, venue was changed from the 6th Judicial District Court of Red River County to the 102nd Judicial District Court of Red River and Bowie Counties. In July of 1994, in a trial by jury, appellant was found guilty of capital murder. The jury answered the two statutory special…
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