Legal Opinion
Allen v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 29, 1977No. 53654Published
1Opinion of the Court
552 S.W.2d 843 (1977)
Michael Ray ALLEN, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
No. 53654.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
June 29, 1977.
Thomas M. Roberson, Houston, for appellant.
Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., Phyllis M. Bell and Robert C. Bennett, Jr., Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.
OPINION
ONION, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was convicted by a jury for capital murder. See V.T.C.A., Penal Code, § 19.03(a)(2). The court assessed punishment at life imprisonment.
This appeal presents questions of procedure in…
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2Cases cited21 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Ex Parte GilesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Stephens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
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