Legal Opinion
Edlund v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided August 30, 1984No. 01-83-00157-CRPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BASS, Justice.
Appellant, David Wayne Edlund, was indicted for the murder of 69 year old Howard C. Davis. Trial was to a jury which, after returning a guilty verdict, assessed punishment at life imprisonment.
We affirm.
On March 11, 1982, W.A. Chaloupka discovered the partially decomposed body of his wife’s uncle in Pearland, Brazoria County. The police investigation revealed that the victim had been dead for three to four weeks and that several of his personal effects and 1977 Oldsmobile Omega were missing.
After an intensive investigation, which involved efforts by authorities from four…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Alderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Smith v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- American Plant Food Corporation v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Hammett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
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- Pike v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1988
- Kinkade v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1990
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