Legal Opinion

Cooks v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 16, 1992No. 70,772PublishedCited by 433 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MALONEY, Judge.

Appellant was indicted and convicted in Dallas County on a charge of Capital Murder. TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. 19.03(a)(2). The indictment alleged that appellant caused the death of the deceased by shooting him with a firearm in the course of appellant’s attempt to commit robbery of Mark DeCardenas. The jury answered the issues submitted to it in the affirmative and the trial court assessed the death penalty. Article 37.071 V.A.C.C.P. Direct appeal was had to this Court. Article 37.071 § 2(h) V.A.C.C.P. Appellant has raised fifty-four points of error in this appeal. A…

2Cases cited92 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989

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3Cited by433 opinions

  1. Wesbrook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
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  4. Deck v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  5. Janecka v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996

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