Legal Opinion
Kreyssig v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided November 1, 1996No. 06-95-00185-CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.
Kevin Don Kreyssig was convicted of murder. The jury set his punishment at forty years’ confinement. On appeal, Kreyssig contends that the trial court erroneously admitted in evidence three written statements and two photographs. He further contends that Section 19.02(d) of the Texas Penal Code is unconstitutional. We reject these contentions and affirm the conviction.
On October 9,1994, Kreyssig, accompanied by Shane Graves, Tommy Cain, and Brandon Tinney, lured John Gordon into their truck. Kreyssig was upset with Gordon and had decided to “teach him a…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by9 opinions
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