Legal Opinion

Chambers v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 27, 1993No. 71345PublishedCited by 388 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MILLER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in August 1991, of capital murder under Texas Penal Code § 19.03(a)(2) for an offense committed in November 1990. Upon the jury’s returning affirmative answers to the special issues under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 37.-071(b), appellant was sentenced to death as mandated by Art. 37.071(e). Under Art. 37.-071(h), direct appeal to this Court is automatic. We will affirm.

Appellant raises twenty-seven points of error challenging: the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s finding of guilt; the sufficiency of the evidence to…

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2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by388 opinions

  1. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  2. McDuff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Cardenas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Rachal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  5. Penry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995

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