Legal Opinion
Martin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 17, 1980No. 60039PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ODOM, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. Punishment was assessed at 25 years.
The third ground of error challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. Appellant was convicted for the murder of his wife. Her body and the body of their adult daughter were found in the trunk of a partially submerged automobile. Appellant was hitchhiking nearby and was given a ride by two men who testified at trial that his pants were wet from the waist down. A slug removed from the body of one of the victims was shown to have been fired from a pistol that was owned by appellant and was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
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3Cited by11 opinions
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