Legal Opinion

Grantham v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 2, 1988No. 2-86-093-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HILL, Justice.

Harold Douglas Grantham appeals his conviction by a jury of the offense of attempted capital murder. The jury assessed his punishment at twenty years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. Grantham presents fifteen points of error.

We affirm.

In points of error numbers one, two, and three, Grantham contends that the trial court erred by instructing the jurors on parole eligibility because the charge given was inconsistent and confusing; because the charge given is not authorized by law since article 37.07(4)(a) only authorizes the charge in connection with…

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Grantham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988

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