Legal Opinion

Easley v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided December 30, 1998No. 04-97-00302-CRPublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CATHERINE STONE, Justice.

Melvin Easley appeals from his conviction for murder. A jury convicted Easley and assessed his punishment at twenty-five years imprisonment. In ten points of error, Easley complains that the trial court made several erroneous evidentiary rulings, that he was prosecuted under a tardily presented indictment, and that the State failed to investigate mitigating circumstances in violation of a pre-trial order. Easley also contends that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support his conviction. For the following reasons, we affirm Easley’s…

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2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Santellan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  5. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Roberson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2000
  2. Jensen v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
  3. Young v. DretkeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
  4. Barnes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
  5. Jeffley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001

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