Legal Opinion
Hammond v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided March 13, 1997No. 14-94-01139-CRPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
AMIDEI, Justice.
John Troy Hammond appeals his conviction by a jury for capital murder. The trial court assessed his punishment at life imprisonment pursuant to section 1, article 37.071, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. In five points of error, appellant claims: (1) the evidence was legally insufficient to sustain his conviction; (2) the trial court made an improper comment on his failure to testify; (3) the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on several defensive issues; (4) the trial court erred in admitting his confession into evidence; (5) he received ineffective…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- McFarland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Ex Parte DuffyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Mares v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2001
- Herrero v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
- Garza v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1998
- White v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1998
- Aaron Lashley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2013
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