Legal Opinion

Fearance v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 7, 1988No. 69024PublishedCited by 119 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WHITE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of capital murder. See V.T.C.A., Penal Code Sec. 19.-03(a)(2). After the jury made an affirmative finding of the three special issues submitted under Art. 37.071, V.A.C.C.P., the trial court imposed the penalty of death. This case is before us on direct appeal.

Appellant presents us with twenty-four points of error. The instant case is the *490second trial of appellant for this offense. Appellant’s first conviction was reversed and remanded by this Court. Fearance v. State, 620 S.W.2d 577 (Tex.Cr.App.1980) (on Motion for Rehearing, 1981). The factual…

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2Cases cited55 opinions

  1. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Zant v. StephensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Lowenfield v. PhelpsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by119 opinions

  1. Ladd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  2. McFarland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Patrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  4. Dowthitt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  5. Wiede v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007

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