Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 16, 2009No. AP-75,811PublishedCited by 578 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · MeyersMeyers, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., and PRICE, WOMACK, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ„ joined.
Appellant was convicted in December 2007, of capital murder. Tex. Penal Code § 19.03(a). Based on 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. Art. 37.071, § 2(g). 1 Direct appeal to this Court is automatic. Art. 37.071, § 2(h). After reviewing appellant’s fifteen points of error, we find them to be without merit. Consequently, we affirm the trial court’s judgment and sentence…
3Cases cited28 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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4Cited by578 opinions
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