Legal Opinion
Tong v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 20, 2000No. 73058PublishedCited by 1,159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · MeyersMeyers, J.
in which McCORMICK, P.J., and KELLER, PRICE, HOLLAND, and KEASLER joined.
Appellant was convicted of capital murder in March, 1998. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a). Pursuant to the jury’s answers to the special issues set forth in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 37.071 §§ 2(b) and 2(e), the trial judge sentenced appellant to death. Art. 37.071 § 2(g).1 Direct appeal to this Court is automatic. Art. 37.071 § 2(h). Appellant raises eighteen points of error, but does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support either his conviction or his punishment. We affirm.
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3Cases cited18 opinions
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- McFarland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
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4Cited by1,159 opinions
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