Skelton v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McCORMICK, Presiding Judge.
After a lengthy trial appellant was convicted of capital murder. Punishment was assessed at death.
The evidence showed that on the morning of Saturday, April 24,1982, an individual by the name of Joe Neal climbed into his pickup truck with the intention of taking one of his daughters to choir practice. Neal apparently turned on the truck’s ignition, and put the truck in reverse. This act set off a bomb which had been placed under the truck. The explosion propelled Neal’s body out of the truck, ripped off his left wrist and hand as well as both legs. Medical…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Butler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
- Carlsen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
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