Legal Opinion

Woolls v. State of Texas

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 9, 1983No. 68878PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

W.C. DAVIS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of capital murder. Upon the jury’s findings that the killing was deliberate and that appellant represents a continuing threat to society, punishment was assessed at death.

Appellant now contends the court erred in overruling his motion to quash the indictment. Appellant points out that the indictment fails to allege the names of the victim of the underlying offense of robbery in the course of which the murder was alleged to have been committed, citing Silguero v. State, 608 S.W.2d 619 (Tex.Cr.App.1980); Evans v. State, 601 S.W.2d 948…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Albrecht v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Crocker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  2. Wilkerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Nethery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Montoya v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. DeVaughn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988

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