Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 11, 1980No. 63726PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

W. C. DAVIS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for capital murder, wherein the punishment was assessed at death. See Vernon’s Ann. C.C.P., Art. 37.071.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. The record reflects that on the afternoon of July 6, 1977, appellant robbed and then shot the deceased, an attendant at a Shamrock service station. See V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 19.03(a)(2).

In his first ground of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence a post-operative photograph of the deceased. The record reflects that after the shooting,…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Duffy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Villarreal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Carrillo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Bailey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Abdnor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  2. Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Ransom v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  4. Sewell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  5. James Carol Williams v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987

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