Legal Opinion
Shavers v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided June 30, 1994No. 05-92-02835-CRPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LAGARDE, Justice.
Markeas Fitzgerald Shavers appeals his convictions for murder. 1 After finding him guilty, the jury assessed his punishment at life imprisonment and a $10,000 fine for the murder of Christopher Jackson and at forty-seven years’ imprisonment and a $10,000 fine for the murder of Juanita Jackson. On appeal, appellant brings eight points of error generally contending: (a) the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions; (b) the indictment cannot support both convictions; and that the trial court erred in (c) admitting certain evidence; (d) overruling appellant’s…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Asberry v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1991
- Long v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Graham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Saenz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2004
- Dorsey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1996
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