Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 3, 1975No. 49884PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOUGLAS, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for murder with malice. Punishment was assessed by the court at twenty years.
Teddy DeHaven testified that appellant shot Walter Norman on September 15,1972. DeHaven also testified that he and appellant took Norman’s body to Canyon Lake in Comal County. Norman’s body was found floating in the lake by a fisherman. The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.
Appellant contends, among other things, that there was jury misconduct because of a discussion of his failure to testify; that he was denied a speedy trial; that evidence was…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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- Frazier v. CuppSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by41 opinions
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