Legal Opinion

Soria v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 11, 1996No. 69,679PublishedCited by 70 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON STATE’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

MALONEY, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of capital murder, the jury answered the special issues in the affirmative and the trial court assessed the death penalty. On original submission we affirmed appellant’s conviction but reformed his sentence to life imprisonment based upon our holding that the evidence was insufficient to support an affirmative finding to the second special issue. Soria v. State, No. 69,679 slip op. at 6 (Tex.Crim.App. June 8, 1994)(op. on original submission)(per euriam)(unpub-lished). The State filed a motion for rehearing,…

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2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by70 opinions

  1. Oles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
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  4. Avila v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  5. Busby v. DretkeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004

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