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Gholson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 20, 1976No. 51920 and 51921PublishedCited by 108 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeals are taken from convictions for capital murder. Appellants were tried in a joint trial following a change of venue from Bell County. Each appellant’s punishment was set at death.

On September 14, 1974, appellants Selwynn Barry Gholson and Larry Joe Ross entered the Walburg State Bank in Wal-burg. They ordered the bank’s vice-president, an employee, and a customer to lie down on the floor at gunpoint. About $3,000 was then taken. Before they left the bank, one of the two men shot each of the three victims in the head. All three survived and testified against…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Jurek v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975

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3Cited by108 opinions

  1. Dinkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  3. Livingston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Banda v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  5. Ex Parte GranvielCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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