Legal Opinion
Barber v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided May 5, 1982No. 04-81-00031-CRPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BASKIN, Justice.
This is an appeal from a conviction for attempted capital murder. Two prior convictions, alleged for enhancement, were proven, and the court assessed punishment at life imprisonment under the mandate of Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 12.42(d) (Vernon 1974).
On February 17, 1977, appellant walked into Cindy’s Lounge in San Antonio, holding Simon Chapa at gunpoint. The two men took a seat at a table in the relatively dark lounge, appellant continuing to hold the gun on Chapa. Officer Valentine Lopez, responding to a police call, entered the bar to investigate, wearing his uniform…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Leary v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Alejandro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Yarbough v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
- Villarreal v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1982
- Carlson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1985
- Pedford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
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