Legal Opinion
Zimmerman v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 7, 1993No. 71106PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMPBELL, Judge.
OPINION
After a trial held in May 1990, a Jefferson County jury found appellant, Kevin Lee Zimmerman, guilty of the October 23, 1987, capital slaying of L_G_H_(hereinafter “the decedent”). The aggravating element of the murder was provided by appellant’s commission of it while in the course of also committing robbery.1 See Tex.Penal Code § 19.-03(a)(2). At the punishment phase, the jury answered affirmatively the punishment issues set forth in Article 37.071(b) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure,2 and appellant was sentenced to death. Direct appeal to this Court was then…
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