Legal Opinion

Miles v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 28, 1996No. 71742PublishedCited by 198 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MALONEY, Judge.

Appellant, Laquan Cameron Miles, was convicted of capital murder committed in August, 1991. Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a). During the punishment phase the jury affirmatively answered the special issues set forth in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure art. 37.071(b). The trial judge sentenced appellant to death as required by Texas Code of Criminal Procedure art. 37.071(e). Direct appeal is automatic. Tex.Code Crim.Proc.Ann. art. 37.071(h). We will reverse and remand appellant’s conviction.

Appellant presents twenty-one points of error and challenges the sufficiency of the…

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  5. Williamson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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3Cited by198 opinions

  1. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  2. Wesbrook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Motilla v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  4. Lilly v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. Carmell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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