Legal Opinion

Richardson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 28, 1987No. 68934PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Appellant was convicted of capital murder. The special issues required under Article 37.071(b), V.A.C.C.P., were submitted to the jury and were answered in the affirmative. Punishment was assessed at death. Having reviewed appellant’s twelve grounds of error, we affirm.1

We will first consider appellant’s eleventh ground of error, in which he makes his sole complaint regarding voir dire examination. He complains of the improper excusal of prospective juror William Noble. Earlier during the examination of Noble, the trial court overruled the State’s challenge for cause on Witherspoon…

3Cases cited106 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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4Cited by51 opinions

  1. Alvarado v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. Curry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  3. Cook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  4. Hammer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2016

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