Legal Opinion

Whitaker v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 24, 2009No. AP-75,654PublishedCited by 87 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · HerveyHervey, J.

in which KELLER, P.J., MEYERS, WOMACK, KEASLER, HOLCOMB and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

Appellant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. He raises nine points of error. Finding no merit in any of these points, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. We, therefore, set out only a brief summary of the facts. The evidence shows that appellant led his family to believe that he was enrolled in college and was about to graduate. None of this was true. On December 10, 2003, appellant and his…

3Cases cited16 opinions

  1. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  3. Motilla v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  4. Leday v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  5. Roberts v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007

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4Cited by87 opinions

  1. Mays v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010
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  3. Watkins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2011
  4. State v. RizzoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
  5. Reyes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2010

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