Legal Opinion
Mathis v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 13, 2002No. 73,621PublishedCited by 361 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · MeyersMeyers, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., PRICE, WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
Appellant was convicted of capital murder in September 1999. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a). Pursuant to the jury’s answers to the special issues set forth in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 37.071, sections 2(b) and 2(e), the trial judge sentenced appellant to death. Art. 37.071 § 2(g).1 Direct appeal to this Court is automatic. Art. 37.071 § 2(h).
On December 15, 1998, at approximately 8:00 or 8:30 a.m., Esmerelda Lester and her 15-year old daughter Melanie Alma-guer went to Chris…
3Cases cited30 opinions
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- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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4Cited by361 opinions
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