Legal Opinion

Spelling v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 23, 1986No. 2-85-293-CRPublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FENDER, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Arema Spelling, was convicted by a jury of the murder of her three month old son. See TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 19.02(a)(2) (Vernon 1974). The jury sentenced her to 75 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. This appeal is brought based on contentions that appellant’s motion in arrest of judgment should have been granted because the indictment was substantially defective, the State’s attorney made improper jury arguments, and the jury instruction as to parole eligibility, authorized by TEX.CODE CRIM.PROC. ANN. art. 37.07, sec. 4(a) (Vernon Supp.…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Smith v. GoguenSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Slochower v. Board of Higher Ed. of New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  3. Cannon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  4. Mellinger v. City of Houston (Tex. 1-18-1887)Texas Supreme Court · 1887
  5. Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. MacKeySupreme Court of the United States · 1888

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Morris v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1988
  2. Shaw v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Benitez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Spelling v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
  5. Salazar v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987

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