Legal Opinion
Osteen v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 20, 1982No. 63073PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Appellant was convicted of capital murder; punishment was assessed at death.
By Governor's Proclamation No. 81-05465, issued June 17, 1981, appellant's punishment was commuted to confinement for life.
Appellant now contends the court erred in permitting the introduction of portions of the confession of appellant's co-defendant, Jude Walter Broussard. Broussard did not testify.
In Schneble v. Florida, 405 U.S. 427, 92 S.Ct. 1056,31 L.Ed.2d 340 (1973), the United States Supreme Court recognized that no harm results when a non-testifying co-defendant's confession is admitted into evidence…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wilder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Broussard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Lincoln v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2010
- Tidrow v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Weeks v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)1992
- Jones v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1985
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