Legal Opinion
Alexander v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 28, 1993No. 70882PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAIRD, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of capital murder pursuant to Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 19.-03(a)(2). 1 The jury affirmatively answered the punishment issues submitted pursuant to Tex.Code Crim.Proc.Ann. art. 37.071(b)(1) and (2). 2 Punishment was assessed at death. Id. at (e). Appeal to this Court is automatic. Id. at (h). We will affirm.
In his fifth point of error, appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. Specifically, appellant contends the evidence was insufficient to prove the murder was committed in the course of committing or attempting to…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Cook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Hudson v. WakefieldTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Carlsen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
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3Cited by60 opinions
- Alexander v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Banda v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Miles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Price v. Short, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1996
- Cain v. Pruett, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1997
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