Williams v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MEYERS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of capital murder and, pursuant to the jury’s answers to the statutory punishment issues set forth in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure art. 37.071 §§ 2(b) and 2(e), sentenced to death.1 Article 37.071 § 2(g). Direct appeal is automatic. Article 37.071 § 2(h).
Appellant raises five points of error, including challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence at both stages of trial. We will address appellant’s sufficiency points first.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence at trial showed the following: On the morning of February…
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