Legal Opinion

Allridge v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 11, 1988No. 69592PublishedCited by 350 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This appeal is taken from a conviction for capital murder under V.T.C.A., Penal Code, § 19.03(a)(2). The death penalty was assessed by the court after the jury returned affirmative findings to both special issues submitted pursuant to Article 37.071(b)(1) and (2), V.A.C.C.P.

On appeal appellant raises twenty-two points of error. Although appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction, we will briefly discuss the pertinent facts of this cause.

The record reflects that on March 25, 1985, Cary Jacobs, Lisa Jenkins, and Carla…

2Cases cited123 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by350 opinions

  1. Dinkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. Dowthitt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Hawkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  5. Walters v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007

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