Legal Opinion

DeVoyle v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 6, 1971No. 43716PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ON APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

ODOM, Judge.

Our opinion on original submission is withdrawn and the following is substituted in lieu thereof.

This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of murder with malice. The jury assessed the punishment at life.

The record reflects that on the evening of April 26, 1969, Rayford Willis Cosper and James G. Levi were present at the Western Club in Harker Heights, near Killeen, in company with appellant and Anderson L. Ortega. The testimony of Ortega reveals that an argument ensued between appellant and Levi; that Levi paid appellant…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Robert William Gorman v. United States of America, Edward Terrence Roche v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1967
  3. Ben Herbert Phelper v. Bill Decker, Sheriff of Dallas County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  4. State v. McCartySupreme Court of Kansas · 1967
  5. Bennett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. McCullough v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Stephenson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Juarez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  4. Kolb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Lowery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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