Legal Opinion

Kemp v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 16, 1992No. 70403PublishedCited by 454 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appellant, Emanuel Kemp, Jr., was convicted of capital murder. Tex.Penal Code § 19.03(a)(2). At the punishment phase of appellant’s trial, the jury answered affirmatively the special issues set forth in Article 37.071(b) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. 1 The trial judge then sentenced appellant to death as required by Article 37.071(e). Direct appeal to this court is automatic. Tex.Code Crim.Proc. art. 37.-071(h).

Appellant raises twenty-one points of error. Eleven of appellant’s points complain of error in the voir dire process. Appellant specifically…

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2Cases cited65 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. United States v. Grinnell Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Withrow v. LarkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by454 opinions

  1. Wesbrook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  2. Ladd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. McFarland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Rachal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  5. Penry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995

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