Legal Opinion

Dunn v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 8, 1987No. 68948PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of capital murder, V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 19.03(a)(2), and sentenced to death, Article 37.071, V.A.C. C.P. In nine points of error, 1 he contends that he is entitled to a new trial because the record on appeal does not contain a complete transcription of the court reporter’s notes of the proceedings in his case (hereinafter also referred to as “the statement of facts”). Appellant does riot challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the judgment and sentence. Because we agree that this conviction cannot be affirmed on the record before…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Pulley v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Rudd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981

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3Cited by69 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Broxton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  4. Dunn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Gibbs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991

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