Legal Opinion

Harris v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 13, 1989No. 69634PublishedCited by 185 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MILLER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of capital murder. V.T.C.A. Penal Code § 19.03(a)(2). After the jury returned affirmative find ings to the three special issues submitted pursuant to Art. 37.071, V.A.C.C.P., the trial court sentenced appellant to death. On direct appeal to this Court, appellant raises nineteen points of error. We affirm appellant’s conviction.

Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction, but a detailed recitation of the facts is necessary to the disposition of several points of error. Appellant was charged with…

2Cases cited64 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Alejandro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. David W. McKay v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by185 opinions

  1. McFarland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  2. Rousseau v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. Curry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  4. Cantu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  5. Penry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995

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