Legal Opinion

Palafox v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 24, 1979No. 53611Published

1Opinion of the Court

608 S.W.2d 177 (1980)

Kenneth Julian PALAFOX, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 53611.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

January 24, 1979.

Rehearing Denied December 10, 1980.

Tom P. Senff, Nacogdoches, for appellant.

David D. Adams, Dist. Atty., Nacogdoches, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for capital murder; more specifically, appellant was charged with murder in the course of a robbery pursuant to the provisions of V.T. C.A., Penal Code, Section 19.03(a)(2).[1] Punishment was assessed at death. See Art. 37.071,…

Also in this document: Dissent · Douglas; Dissent · Dally.

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  4. Chambers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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