Legal Opinion
Sells v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 12, 2003No. 73993PublishedCited by 375 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KellerKeller, P.J.
KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
In September 2000, a jury convicted appellant of capital murder.1 Pursuant to the jury’s answers to the special issues set forth in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 37.071, §§ 2(b) and 2(e), the trial judge sentenced appellant to death.2 Direct appeal to this Court is automatic.3 Appellant raises thirty-six points of error. We will affirm.
I. SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE
A. Background
On the evening of December 30, 1999, appellant was at a convenience store when Terry Harris drove up and spoke to him. *753Harris said that, when he…
3Cases cited25 opinions
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- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Santellan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Ladd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
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4Cited by375 opinions
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