Legal Opinion

Kelly v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 25, 1984No. 68874PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MILLER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for capital murder. After finding appellant guilty the jury answered “yes” to the two special issues under Art. 37.071(b), V.A.C. C.P. 1 Punishment was assessed at death.

In his six grounds of error, appellant contends that the imposition of the death penalty in this case is prohibited by the United States Supreme Court’s holding in Enmund v. Florida, 458 U.S. 782, 102 S.Ct. 3368, 73 L.Ed.2d 1140 (1982); there is insufficient evidence to sustain appellant’s conviction under the law of parties as proscribed by V.T.C.A.Penal Code, Sec.…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Nava, Andres MaldonadoCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  3. Losada v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  5. Stone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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