Legal Opinion

Boyle v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 15, 1991No. 69743PublishedCited by 168 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DUNCAN, Judge.

The appellant, Benjamin Herbert Boyle a/k/a Mr. Whipple, appeals his conviction of capital murder obtained pursuant to Y.T.C.A., Penal Code, § 19.03(a)(2). The death penalty was imposed by the trial court after the jury answered affirmatively the special issues submitted under Article 37.071(b), Y.A.C.C.P. Appellant brings twenty-nine points of error before this Court. We reverse the judgment of conviction.

Appellant initially complains that a substantial portion of evidence which was introduced against him in the course of his capital murder trial should have been…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by168 opinions

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