Whitaker v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · MeCORMICKMeCORMICK, Presiding Judge
in which MEYERS, KELLER and HOLLAND, Judges, joined.
Appellant was convicted in April 1996 of capital murder. V.T.G.A., Penal Code, Section 19.03(a). Pursuant to the jury’s answers to the special issues set forth in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 37.071, Sections 2(b) and 2(e), the trial judge sentenced appellant to death. Article 37.071, Section 2(g).1 Direct appeal to this Court is automatic. Article 37.071, Section 2(h). 'Appellant raises nine points of error. We will affirm.
In points of error three and seven, appellant argues that the evidence is legally and factually…
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