Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 30, 2002No. 73765PublishedCited by 1,309 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · KellerKeller, P.J.
MEYERS, WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
Appellant was convicted in November 1999 of capital murder. 1 Pursuant to the jury’s answers to the special issues set forth in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 37.071, §§ 2(b) and 2(e), the trial judge sentenced appellant to death. 2 Direct appeal to this Court is automatic. 3 Appellant raises twenty-three points of error. We will affirm.
A. Facts
On January 21, 1999, LaTausha Curry, age 25, lived with her parents in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas. She owned a red, 1987 Ford Taurus. That evening she set out for…
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