Legal Opinion
Corley v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 21, 1979No. 58703PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOUGLAS, Judge.
Edward Eldon Corley appeals his conviction for capital murder. The jury returned affirmative findings to special issues concerning whether Corley acted deliberately and whether he would commit further acts of violence. The court assessed his punishment at death.
Vicki Lynn Morris was abducted from the Hebron Baptist Church in Tyler in the late afternoon as she played “The Old Rugged Cross” on the church organ. The following morning her body was found about four miles from the church. She had been shot with a 410 gauge shotgun and she had been raped. Three days after her…
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