Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 31, 1984No. 69170PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
W.C. DAVIS, Judge.
A jury convicted appellant of capital murder. The jury also answered “yes” to each of the three special issues and the court assessed punishment at death in accordance with Art. 37.071(e), V.A.C.C.P.
On April 8, 1982, appellant and three other men drove to Beaumont to commit a robbery. Appellant and one of the other men, Maurice Andrews, rendezvoused at a Schlotzsky’s Sandwich Shop around noon and walked over to observe Granado’s Jewelry Store. Andrews was carrying a white handkerchief in one hand. The two entered the jewelry store where Joe Granado and Arturo Melindez…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Pulley v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by115 opinions
- Franklin v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Wilkerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Ex Parte KunkleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Kinnamon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
- Jaynes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2006
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