Legal Opinion

Dowthitt v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 26, 1996No. 71,554PublishedCited by 1,231 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KELLER, Judge.

At a trial beginning in August 1992, a jury convicted the appellant of committing, on or about June 13, 1990, the capital murder (murder during the course of aggravated sexual assault) of Gracie P.1 The jury answered the punishment issues in the State’s favor, and appellant was sentenced to death. Direct appeal to this Court is automatic under Article 37.071(h)(1990).2 Appellant raises fourteen points of error on appeal. We will affirm.

1. Sufficiency of the evidence

a. Corroboration of accomplice testimony

In point of error twelve, appellant contends that the evidence is…

2Cases cited65 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by1,231 opinions

  1. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
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  5. Estrada v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010

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