Legal Opinion

King v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 24, 1997No. 72145PublishedCited by 2,075 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KELLER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in June, 1995 of the capital murder (murder in the course of a robbery) of Billy Ezell. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a)(2). Pursuant to the jury’s answers to the special issues set forth in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure art. 37.071 §§ 2(b) and 2(e), the trial judge sentenced appellant to death. Article 37.071 § 2(g). 1 Direct appeal to this Court is automatic. Article 37.071 § 2(h). Appellant raises fourteen points of error. We will affirm.

Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction. Accordingly, only a…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Pulley v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996

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3Cited by2,075 opinions

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