Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 18, 1974No. 47763PublishedCited by 188 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIS, Commissioner.
Appeal is taken from a conviction for murder. Punishment was assessed at imprisonment for life.
A death penalty was assessed by the jury on May IS, 1970. The death penalty was commuted to imprisonment for life by the Honorable Preston Smith, Governor of Texas, by proclamation dated October 20, 1972.
The record reflects that police officers Ashley and Burk responded to a call to go to 1008 Daniels Street in McKinney, where they were informed by appellant upon arrival that Wilfred Olliphant had shot at him. The officers entered the house of Mrs. Baby Ruth Black,…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Alejandro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Allaben v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
- De La Rosa v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Grizzell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
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3Cited by188 opinions
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- O'BRYAN v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- McManus v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
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