Legal Opinion

Callaway v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 27, 2018No. 07-16-00252-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

James T. Campbell, Justice *903Over his plea of not guilty, a Hardeman County jury convicted appellant Gary Andrew Callaway of the offense of capital murder,1 requiring the assessment of a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.2 Appellant appeals, challenging his conviction through seven issues. We will affirm the trial court's judgment.

Background

The indictment alleged appellant murdered two people, Terrance Besaw and Lisa Waddle. At his trial, the State presented evidence to show that on an afternoon in April 2015 appellant shot Besaw three times and Waddle six times,…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  4. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  5. Santellan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Cristian Escarcega v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2025
  2. Mauricio Gallardo-Gonzalez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2020
  3. Pedro Erevia v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2023
  4. Sean Michael Gravelle v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2023

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