Legal Opinion
Davis v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 20, 1980No. 62777PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOUGLAS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of capital murder, occurring during a robbery. Punishment was assessed by the jury at death.
Michael Lang, the deceased’s son, testified that he and his father were closing up the Red Wing Ice Cream Company on the night of June 2, 1978, when Davis entered the building and robbed them. Lang testified that Davis came through the front door, ordered everyone up against the wall, and then immediately shot the deceased. Lang stated that the only thing he could remember was his father raising his hands “like he was going to back up” before he was shot.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Livingston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Wilder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
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