Legal Opinion
Cuevas v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 24, 1982No. 68888PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.
Appeal is taken from a conviction for capital murder. V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 19.03(a)(4). After finding appellant guilty, the jury returned affirmative findings to the first two special issues under Art. 37.-071(b), V.A.C.C.P. Punishment was assessed at death.
Appellant was convicted of murdering Julia Standley by shooting her with a gun in the course of attempting to escape from the Texas Department of Corrections. A previous conviction and sentence of death in this cause were reversed by this Court due to error in the jury selection. Cuevas v. State, 575 S.W.2d…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Davis v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Freeman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Penry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
- Ransom v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Ronald Clark O'Bryan v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Cuevas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Riley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
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