Legal Opinion

Hernandez v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 5, 1990No. 69542PublishedCited by 167 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WHITE, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for capital murder, specifically murder in the course of committing or attempting to commit robbery. See V.T.C.A., Penal Code § 19.03(a)(2). Appellant was sentenced to death. He brings five points of error on appeal, complaining that the trial court erred in admitting penalty-stage testimony from a psychiatrist concerning the results of appellant’s pre-trial competency exam; that the trial court should have instructed the jury to disregard an alleged reference to extraneous offenses; that another reference to an extraneous offense during…

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2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Ackermann v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  4. Satterwhite v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. Buchanan v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by167 opinions

  1. Ladd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  2. Penry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  3. Adanandus v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  4. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  5. Davis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2005

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