Legal Opinion
Delamora v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided February 5, 2004No. 03-02-00557-CRPublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHN F. ONION, JR., Justice (Retired).
Appellant Edwin Delamora appeals his capital murder conviction for murdering a peace officer “who is acting in the lawful discharge of an official duty and who the person knows is a peace officer.” Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 19.03(a)(1) (West 2003). The jury found appellant guilty of capital murder as alleged. The State did not seek the death penalty. The automatic penalty was life imprisonment. Tex. PemCode Ann. § 12.31(a) (West 2003). The trial court assessed a life sentence.
Points of Error
Appellant advances four points of error. First, appellant…
2Cases cited83 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by60 opinions
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- Hennington, III, Thomas Howard, A/K/A Jerry Hennington v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2004
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