Legal Opinion

Garrett v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 13, 1993No. 69426PublishedCited by 231 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of capital murder pursuant to V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 19.03(a)(2). The jury answered the two special issues affirmatively during the punishment phase and appellant was sentenced to death. Article 37.071, § (b), V.A.C.C.P. Appeal is automatic to this Court. Id., § (h). Appellant raises thirteen points of error. Because appellant makes a claim of insufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction, a recitation of the facts is necessary.

On the morning of June 13, 1983, Gregory Scott Traver, a friend and co-worker of Jerry Lynn…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. Hawkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

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3Cited by231 opinions

  1. Santellan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
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  3. Penry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  4. Estrada v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010
  5. Standefer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001

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