Legal Opinion

DeBolt v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 16, 1980No. 58962PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DALLY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of murder. The punishment is imprisonment for seventy-five years.

The appellant raises nineteen grounds of error complaining of the following: the trial court erred in not appointing a psychiatrist of appellant’s choosing; the trial court erred in instructing the prosecutor concerning the predicate necessary before admitting a report; an autopsy report, a confession, and a knife were improperly admitted in evidence; the trial court erred in refusing to give the jury instructions requested by the appellant; and the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Duffy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Von Byrd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. DeRusse v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Cherry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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3Cited by75 opinions

  1. Sterling v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  2. Fierro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Frank v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. Martinez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992

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