Legal Opinion
Jasper v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 28, 2001No. 73,817PublishedCited by 403 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · MeyersMeyers, J.
joined by KELLER, P.J., PRICE, JOHNSON, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN J.J.
Appellant was convicted in January 2000 of capital murder. Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 19.03(a). Pursuant to the jury’s answers to the special issues set forth in Tex.Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 37.071 §§ 2(b) and 2(e), the trial court sentenced appellant to death. Art. 37.071 § 2(g). 1 Direct appeal to this Court is automatic. Art. 37.071 § 2(h). Appellant raises five points of error including a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the jury’s finding that appellant would be a continuing threat to society. See…
3Cases cited19 opinions
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- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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- Ladd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
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4Cited by403 opinions
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