Legal Opinion

Bradley v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided May 30, 2001No. 10-99-083-CRPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVIS, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted Melvin Bradley of capital murder. Because the State did not seek the death penalty, the court assessed his punishment at life imprisonment. Bradley claims in two points that: (1) there is insufficient evidence to corroborate the accomplice testimony offered by the State; and (2) the court abused its discretion by refusing to allow him to cross-examine a witness with evidence that the witness changed his statement after failing a polygraph examination and did not have to submit to another polygraph examination after providing a second statement…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Nethery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Long v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  4. Tennard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Cannon v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Phillips v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2002
  2. Simpson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2006
  3. Casey Leon Riddley v. State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2001
  4. Cesilio Gonzalez, Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2004
  5. Cesilio Gonzalez, Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2004

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