Legal Opinion
Canales v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 15, 2003No. 73988PublishedCited by 280 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · HerveyHervey, J.
in which KELLER, P. J., MEYERS, WOMACK, KEASLER, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
A jury convicted appellant of capital murder pursuant to Section 19.03(a)(5)(B), Texas Penal Code, which makes it a capital offense for a person to knowingly or intentionally murder another person, while in*693carcerated in a penal institution, -with the intent to establish, maintain, or participate in a combination or in the profits of a combination. The trial court sentenced appellant to death pursuant to the jury’s answers to the special issues submitted at the punishment phase. Appellant raises fifteen…
3Cases cited15 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Wesbrook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
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4Cited by280 opinions
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