Legal Opinion

Grijalva v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 10, 1980No. 65174PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for capital murder. After the punishment issues submitted under Art. 37.071, V.A.C. C.P., were answered affirmatively, the death penalty was assessed.

In his third ground of error appellant raises an issue that requires reversal under the recent Supreme Court decision in *421Adams v. Texas, 581 U.S. -, 100 S.Ct. 2521, 65 L.Ed.2d - (1980). A prospective juror was excused on challenge by the State under V.T.C.A., Penal Code Sec. 12.31(b). We set out the controlling portions of the juror’s voir dire examination:

(Questions by the Prosecutor)

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Davis v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Esquivel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. In Re AndersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by75 opinions

  1. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Gray v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Bigby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  4. Rocha v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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