Legal Opinion

Whitaker v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 20, 1998No. 72371PublishedCited by 90 opinions

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…

3Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Santellan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. McFarland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  5. Simmons v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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4Cited by90 opinions

  1. Brooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010
  3. Balderas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2016
  4. Hardin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2000
  5. Anderson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000

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