Legal Opinion
Chamberlain v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 16, 1999No. 72,850PublishedCited by 523 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · MeyersMeyers, J., joined by McCORMICK, P.J., Mansfield, Keller, Price, Holland, Johnson and Keasler, J.J.
Appellant was convicted in May 1997 of capital murder committed in August 1991. Tex. Penal Code § 19.03; Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 37.0711.1 The jury’s verdicts required the trial court to sentence appellant to death. Art. 37.0711 § 3(g). Appeal from the sentence of death is automatic to this Court. Tex. Const. Art. I, § 5; Art. 37.0711 § 3(j). Appellant raises sixteen points of error. We affirm.
In his second point of error, appellant claims the evidence is legally insufficient to support the jury’s finding that a probability exists that appellant will commit criminal acts of violence…
3Cases cited19 opinions
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- McFarland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
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4Cited by523 opinions
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