Legal Opinion
Bradley v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 27, 1985No. 899-83PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON DISCRETIONARY REVIEW GRANTED ON MOTION OF THE COURT
CLINTON, Judge.
Appellant was prosecuted for the offense of murder and convicted by a jury of the *849“lesser included offense” of voluntary manslaughter. The jury also found two enhancement paragraphs to be true, and appellant’s sentence was assessed at mandatory life imprisonment pursuant to V.T. C.A. Penal Code, § 12.42(d), prior to amendment in 1983. The Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction in an unpublished opinion.
V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 19.04 has been made to wear a number of different hats. The Legislature has…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Hobson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
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3Cited by147 opinions
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