Legal Opinion

Thompson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 24, 2001No. 73431PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · MeyersMeyers, J.

joined by PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON and HOLCOMB.

Appellant was convicted of capital murder in April 1999. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a). Pursuant to the jury’s answers to the special issues set forth in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 37.071 §§ 2(b) and 2(e), the trial court sentenced appellant to death. Tex.Code CRIM. Proc. art. 37.071 § 2(g). Direct appeal to this Court is automatic. Tex.Code Crim. Proo. art. 37.071 § 2(h). Appellant raises seven points of error, including challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s verdict. The sufficiency points will…

3Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996

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4Cited by41 opinions

  1. Ex Parte RieckCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  2. Manns v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
  3. Rubalcado v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
  4. Richard Joseph Martin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2019
  5. Charles Thompson v. Lorie Davis, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019

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