Legal Opinion
Meanes v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 14, 1983No. 68901PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.
Appeal is taken from a conviction for capital murder. After finding appellant guilty of capital murder, the jury answered “yes” to the two special issues under Art. 37.071(b). Punishment was assessed at death.
Appellant was convicted of intentionally causing the death of Olivero Flores by shooting him with a gun in the course of committing and attempting to commit the robbery of Flores.
The deceased was a guard for the Puro-lator company. He was murdered on April 21, 1981, in the parking lot of a Sage store near the Gulf Freeway in Houston.
The deceased was walking…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Ex Parte DuffyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
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3Cited by59 opinions
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- Bridge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
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