Legal Opinion
Hughes v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 15, 1978No. 57394PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.
Appeal is taken from a conviction for capital murder. Trial was in Matagorda County upon a change of venue from Austin County. After a verdict was returned finding appellant guilty of capital murder, the jury returned “Yes” answers to the questions required by Art. 37.071(b)(l & 2), V.A.C.C.P., mandating a penalty of death.
The record reveals that on April 4, 1976, the appellant was stopped by Texas Highway Patrolmen Mark Frederick and Jack Leroy Reichert after they received a radio report that appellant had used a stolen credit card. As Frederick approached the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Alejandro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Davis v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
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3Cited by62 opinions
- Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Crane v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
- Billy George Hughes v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice,institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Lockhart v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Brandley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
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