Legal Opinion

Roberts v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 18, 2007No. AP-75,051PublishedCited by 699 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKeller, P.J.

in which WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ„ joined.

Appellant was convicted of capital mur*524der.1 Pursuant to the jury’s answers to the special issues set forth in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 37.071, §§ 2(b) and 2(e), the trial judge sentenced him to death.2 Direct appeal to this Court is automatic.3 Appellant raises sixteen points of error. We find all of them to be without merit and therefore affirm.

I. GUILT — Factual Sufficiency

In point of error one, appellant contends that the evidence was factually insufficient to establish the underlying offense of robbery. In…

2Cases cited38 opinions

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  2. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997

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3Cited by699 opinions

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