Perillo v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TEAGUE, Judge.
Pamela Lynn Perillo, appellant, was found guilty by a jury of committing the offense of murder during the course of committing the offense of robbery. This constitutes the offense of capital murder. See V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Sec. 19.03(a)(2). Because the jury answered in the affirmative the statutory special issues which were submitted to it, the trial court assessed punishment at death. See Art. 37.071, V.A.C. C.P. Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, either as to guilt or punishment.
The issue which we must decide is whether the trial court erred…
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2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Gardner v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Boulden v. HolmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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