Legal Opinion

Wallace v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 1, 1989No. 552-86PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of capital murder. When the jury was unable to reach a verdict at the punishment phase, appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. Art. 37.071(e) V.A.C.C.P. In a published opinion, the Texarkana Court of Appeals affirmed appellant’s conviction. Wallace v. State, 707 S.W.2d 928 (Tex.App.— Texarkana 1986). We granted three of appellant’s grounds for review 1 in order to determine whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding: (1) that the trial court did not err in refusing appellant’s request to…

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. HaldemanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
  3. Carlsen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. Hankins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. Purtell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Butler, Billy DeanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2015
  2. People v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1992
  3. Gordon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  4. Cowan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  5. Jeri Dawn Montgomery v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2012

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