Legal Opinion
Walter v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 1, 2008No. PD 1929-06PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · CochranCochran, J.
in which PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON and HOLCOMB, JJ„ joined.
During the early morning hours of September 1, 2003, the bodies of three employees were found inside a small office of the Outback Steakhouse in Texarkana. Each had been shot. Approximately $800 was taken. A jury convicted appellant of these capital murders and sentenced him to life imprisonment. During trial, Roderick Henson testified about a conversation he had with his brother Markel,1 appellant’s co-defendant. Markel’s statements to his brother implicated both himself and appellant in the robbery-murders, but placed the blame…
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