Legal Opinion
Caraway v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 23, 1971No. 44187PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Justice.
This is an appeal from a conviction for murder with malice aforethought. Trial was before a jury, with the punishment assessed at death.
Appellant asserts eight grounds of error; six of the grounds relate to the court’s charge and two to the appellant’s confession being admitted into evidence.
The indictment alleged that the appellant, on December 29, 1968, “did with malice aforethought kill Nathan Lee Webb by choking him with a cord.”
The evidence showed that appellant met two young boys in front of a diner in Houston. The appellant told the two boys, “I will show you…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Baity v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- David v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- McCandless v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Self v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- McKittrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Hilliard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
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