Legal Opinion
Wright v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 28, 2000No. 73,004PublishedCited by 444 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · JohnsonJohnson, J.
McCORMICK, P.J., and MEYERS, MANSFIELD, PRICE, HOLLAND, WOMACK and KEASLER, J.J., joined.
Appellant was convicted of capital murder in December 1997. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a). 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 court sentenced him to death. Art. 37.071 § 2(g). 1 Direct appeal to this Court is automatic. Art. 37.071 § 2(h). Appellant raises sixteen points of error. Because he does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support either his conviction or punishment, a…
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