Garcia v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
WHITE, Judge.
Appellant was indicted for capital murder, V.T.C.A., Penal Code Sec. 19.03, in connection with an incident where the appellant allegedly fired a shotgun at two police officers. One officer (Serna) was killed, while the other officer, Ayala, was not hit. Appellant was tried for the capital murder of Officer Serna. A jury found the appellant guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and assessed his punishment at twenty years' imprisonment and a $10,000.00 fine. V.T.C.A., Penal Code Sec. 19.04. Seven months after this conviction, the…
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- Crist v. BretzSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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- McElwee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
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