Duff-Smith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMAS G. DAVIS, Judge.
Appeal is taken from a conviction for capital murder. V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 19.03(a)(3). After finding appellant guilty of capital murder, the jury returned affirmative findings to the first two special issues under Art. 37.071(b), V.A.C.C.P. Punishment was assessed at death.
Appellant was convicted, as a party, of murdering his mother, Gertrude Zabolio, 1 by strangling her with a panty hose for remuneration or the promise of remuneration, namely, proceeds from the estate of Gertrude Zabolio. The killing occurred in Houston on October 15, 1975. According to…
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2Cases cited22 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Quinones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Cumbie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Edwards v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Crane v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Fearance v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
- Holladay v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Markham Duff-Smith v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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