Legal Opinion
Byrd v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 14, 2005No. PD-0235-04PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · HerveyHervey, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., MEYERS, KEASLER, HOLCOMB and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
The issue in this case is whether the admission into evidence at appellant’s murder trial of a co-conspirator’s out-of-court statement was reversible error.
Appellant was convicted of murdering the victim by striking him in the head with a barbell (which was also referred to at trial as a dumbbell). This occurred early Saturday morning in the apartment of appellant’s brother (Randy). Randy testified at appellant’s murder trial that he saw appellant strike the victim with a barbell. Randy’s girlfriend (Steward)…
3Cases cited17 opinions
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- Kwong Hai Chew v. ColdingSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Grunewald v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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