Legal Opinion

Berry v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 23, 2007No. AP-74,913PublishedCited by 214 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · JohnsonJohnson, J.

in which PRICE, WOMACK, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ, joined.

Appellant was convicted in February 2004, of capital murder. Tex Penal Code § 19.03(a). Based on the jury’s answers to the special issues set forth in Texas Code *851of Criminal Procedure Article 37.071, §§ 2(b), (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). We have reviewed appellant’s nine points of error. We affirm the trial court’s judgment, but reform the sentence to life imprisonment.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

Appellant was indicted for the murder…

3Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Mosley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  5. Santellan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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4Cited by214 opinions

  1. Estrada v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010
  2. Hartsfield v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2010
  3. Jenkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2016
  4. Freeman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
  5. Render v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2010

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