Legal Opinion

Morales v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 29, 1970No. 42743PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, death.

The fact that appellant killed four people and tried to kill a fifth is not questioned. In appellant’s brief the following questions are propounded:

1. Did the Court err in refusing a new trial upon a Motion based on new evidence of insanity as a general defense ?

2. Did the Court err in refusing a new trial where Appellant presented sufficient newly discovered evidence at the time of his Motion to establish that such evidence would be more than sufficient to create in the minds of the jury a reasonable doubt as to the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McGee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  2. Sanchez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Tezeno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Grider v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  4. Ortega v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  5. Morton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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