Legal Opinion
Chastain v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 1, 1984No. B14-82-062CRPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL PRESSLER, Justice.
Appellant appeals his conviction for capital murder. A jury found appellant guilty and punishment was assessed at life imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections.
On October 3, 1980, William Pruett stopped at a Mobil self service gas station and car wash on Hillcroft in Houston. Pruett parked his car at the pump nearest the attendant’s booth and was filling his car with gasoline when he heard voices behind him. Pruett turned around and noticed two men walking towards the attend ant’s booth. Pruett heard the attendant say “I don’t have the key” several times in a…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- McManus v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Autry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Brandon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Salazar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Lisa Ann Barfield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
- Garza v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1996
- King v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
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