Legal Opinion
Montoya v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 28, 1987No. 69186PublishedCited by 278 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WHITE, Judge.
Appellant was convicted in Dallas County of capital murder. See V.T.C.A., Penal Code Sec. 19.03(a)(1). After the jury made an affirmative finding of the special issues in Art. 37.071, V.A.C.C.P., the trial court imposed the penalty of death by lethal injection. This case is before us on direct appeal.
The appellant advances seventeen points of error. A review of the facts is necessary.
The testimony revealed that Officer John Pasco of the Dallas Police Department was shot and killed while trying to apprehend appellant. On January 16, 1983, at approximately 4:00 p.m.,…
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