Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 21, 2000No. 11-99-00282-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*588OPINION

McCALL, Justice.

Appellant was charged with committing capital murder for remuneration.1 The jury convicted him of murder2 and assessed his punishment at confinement for life.3 We hold that the trial court did not err in instructing the jury on the lesser included offense of murder. We also hold that the evidence is legally and factually sufficient to support appellant’s conviction, and we affirm.

Jury Instruction on Unindicted, Lesser Included Offense

Appellant argues in his first issue that the trial court erred in granting the State’s request for a jury instruction on the lesser…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Rousseau v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  5. Aguilar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Aspen Warren v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2017
  2. Clifford James Gratton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2013
  3. John Ross Cansino v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2003

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