Legal Opinion
Harrison v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 28, 1973No. 46932PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JACKSON, Commissioner.
The conviction was for murder with malice; the punishment, forty-five (45) years.
On the morning of September IS, 1971, the body of Carol Lynn Martin, clad in panties and bra, was discovered by a workman in a pasture some 25 to 35 feet from a farm-to-market highway near Borger. She was subsequently identified by a friend. On the night of her death she had been wearing a pink blouse, navy blue slacks, white shoes and a reddish blonde wig. Blood stained clothing matching that description was found on the roadway near her body. She had been stabbed and cut many times,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Terry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Fields v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Beard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Chappell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Earvin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Provost v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Bradford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
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