Riley v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAIRD, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of capital murder pursuant to Tex.Penal Code Ann. Sec. 19.03(a)(2).1 The jury affirmatively answered the three issues submitted under Tex.Code Crim.Proc.Ann. art. 37.071(b).2 Punishment was assessed at death. Id. at (e). Appeal to this Court is automatic. Id. at (h). We will reverse.
As appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, we will dispense with a recitation of any facts unnecessary to the resolution of the point of error under consideration. In point of error six, appellant contends Veniremember Bulah Brown was improperly…
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Davis v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Farris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
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3Cited by110 opinions
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- Rachal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
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- Barnes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Granados v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
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