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Hernandez v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 17, 1986No. 1009-83PublishedCited by 2,679 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Trial was before the jury1 upon appellant's plea of not guilty to a charge of capital murder. V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 19.03(a)(2). After the jury found appellant guilty, the court, acting pursuant to V.T. C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 8.07(d), assessed punishment at life. The Court of Appeals for the Third Supreme Judicial District (Austin) affirmed appellant’s conviction in an unpublished opinion, Hernandez v. State, No. 3-82-370, (Delivered September 21, 1983). We granted appellant’s petition for discretionary review in…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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3Cited by2,679 opinions

  1. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  2. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  3. McFarland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  5. Mallett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001

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