Legal Opinion

Broadnax, James Garfield

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 14, 2011No. AP-76,207Published

1Opinion of the Court 1

Death Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. AP-76,207

JAMES GARFIELD BROADNAX, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

On Direct Appeal from the

Criminal District Court No. 7 of

Dallas County

2Opinion of the Court · WomackWomack, J.

In January, 2009, a jury convicted the appellant of the murder of Stephen Swan in the course of committing robbery, which is a capital offense. (1) Pursuant to the jury's findings on future-dangerousness and mitigation special issues, (2) the trial court sentenced the appellant to death. On direct appeal to this Court, (3) the appellant raises fifty-six points of error. Finding no reversible error, we…

3Cases cited59 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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