Cardenas v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · MeyersMeyers, J.
in which McCORMICK, P.J., MANSFIELD, PRICE, HOLLAND, JOHNSON and KEASLER, J.J., joined.
Appellant was convicted of capital murder on February 18, 1998. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a)(2). 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 five points of error. We will affirm.
In his fifth point of error, appellant alleges that his “conviction should be vacated and…
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