Legal Opinion

Pierce v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 24, 1985No. 68822PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCORMICK, Judge.

OPINION

Appellant was convicted of capital murder. Punishment was assessed at death. Appellant raises fifteen grounds of error. Because we have found reversible error in the voir dire examination, we forego discussion of appellant’s remaining grounds of error.

In his second and third grounds of error, appellant argues that the trial court erred in denying his challenges for cause to prospective jurors Geoffrey Ralph Gorka and Mary M. Londrigan. The record shows that appellant challenged both Gorka and Londrigan for cause. The trial court denied appellant’s challenges and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. O'BRYAN v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Von Byrd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  5. Blackwell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1890

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Adanandus v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  2. Banda v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  3. Montoya v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Cardenas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010
  5. McCoy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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