Legal Opinion

McKay v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 2, 1985No. 69049PublishedCited by 312 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MILLER, Judge.

This is an appeal taken from a conviction of capital murder. Y.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 19.03(a)(2). The death penalty was imposed after the jury answered affirmatively the special issues submitted under Art. 37.071, V.A.C.C.P. Appellant brings twenty grounds of error before this Court. We affirm the conviction.

Although appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction, a brief recitation of the facts will be of assistance in our resolution of his grounds of error.

In 1978 appellant met Kevin Long, subsequently a key State’s witness against…

2Cases cited63 opinions

  1. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Pulley v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by312 opinions

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  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
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  4. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Felder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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