Gunter v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WHITE, Judge.
In a four count indictment appellant was accused of the offense of capital murder under V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 19.03(a)(2). The indictment alleged alternatively that appellant intentionally caused the death of Ruth Deanda in the course of committing and attempting to commit the offenses of burglary, robbery, kidnapping and “aggravated sexual abuse.” Prior to submission of the case to the jury the State abandoned the “aggravated sexual abuse” theory of the offense. The trial court authorized the jury to convict under theories that appellant intentionally murdered Deanda in…
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Romero v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
- Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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