Legal Opinion
Griffith v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided February 14, 1985No. 01-83-0479-CRPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
QUENTIN KEITH, Justice
(Retired).
The appellant was charged with capital murder in the death of Sarah Reese during the robbery of Jonelle Callaway. After finding him guilty, the jury was unable to reach a verdict on the second special issue regarding punishment, Tex.Code Crim.P. Ann. art. 37.071(b)(2) (Vernon 1981), and the court assessed punishment at life imprisonment. Id. at (e).
The ninth ground asserts that the trial court erred in giving a “dynamite” charge over his objection. Testimony at the guilt/innocence stage of appellant’s trial began at approximately 10:30…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Arrevalo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Garza v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1998
- Jackson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1988
- Nguyen Duc Vu v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
- Sullivan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
- Dodd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
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