Legal Opinion
Sanchez v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 21, 2000No. 906-99PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · MansfieldMansfield, J.
in which MEYERS, PRICE, HOLLAND, WOMACK, and JOHNSON, JJ., joined.
The question presented is whether the Fifth Court of Appeals erred in holding *32that the trial court erred in its instructions to the jury at the punishment stage of trial. We hold that the Court of Appeals did not err.
The Relevant Facts
A Dallas County grand jury indicted appellant, Mary Lucia Sanchez, for the murder of Judy Lynn Green. See Tex. Pen.Code § 19.02(b)(1) & (2). The case went to trial before a jury. At the guilt/innocence stage of trial, the State presented evidence that on the evening of October 2, 1996,…
3Cases cited8 opinions
- Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Bradley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- United States v. Ofelia Garcia LopezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
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4Cited by54 opinions
- London v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2009
- Sanchez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2005
- Perez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2010
- Barfield v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2006
- Luna v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
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