Franklin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DALLY, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for capital murder; punishment was assessed at death. Appellant was indicted in Bexar County, but a change of venue to Nueces County was ordered.
Appellant raises forty-five grounds of error. In our discussion, we shall group these grounds into the following categories: sufficiency of the evidence and closely related issues; denial of requested jury charges; admission and exclusion of evidence; refusal to quash the indictment; jury selection; and jury argument.1
I
The indictment under which appellant was tried alleged that he intentionally…
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2Cases cited83 opinions
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- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by74 opinions
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- Lindley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
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