Legal Opinion

Burdine v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 15, 1986No. 69-271PublishedCited by 248 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for capital murder. V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 19.03(a)(2). After finding the appellant guilty, the jury returned affirmative findings to the special issues under Article 37.071, V.A.C.C.P. Punishment was assessed at death. We affirm.

The appellant was convicted of intentionally and knowingly causing the death of W.T. “Dub” Wise in the course of committing and attempting to commit the offense of robbery. The appellant raises seventeen points of error. 1 He challenges the admission into evidence of several photographs of the deceased taken at…

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2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by248 opinions

  1. Santellan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Dinkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  3. Alvarado v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  4. Cantu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  5. Long v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991

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