Legal Opinion
Rayford v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 19, 2003No. 73991PublishedCited by 237 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · MeyersMeyers, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., and PRICE, WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, J.J., join.
Appellant was convicted in December 2000 of capital murder. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a). Pursuant to the jury’s answers to the special issues set forth in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 37.071, §§ 2(b) and 2(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). Appellant raises twenty-four points of error. We affirm.
In his first point of error, appellant claims the Texas statute which allows a…
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