Legal Opinion

Young v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 22, 2009No. AP-75,352PublishedCited by 502 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*860 OPINION

2Per curiam

The appellant was convicted in February 2006 of capital murder.1 Based upon the jury’s answers to the special issues set forth in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 37.071 §§ 2(b) and 2(e), the trial judge sentenced the appellant to death.2 Direct appeal to this Court is automatic.3 After reviewing the appellant’s fifteen points of error, we find them to be without merit. Consequently, we affirm the trial court’s judgment and sentence of death.

The appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence at both phases of trial. We shall address these issues first. The remaining…

3Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007

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4Cited by502 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010
  4. Reeves, Gary PatrickCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  5. Mays v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010

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