Legal Opinion
Selvage v. Collins
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 29, 1991No. 71024PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON CERTIFIED QUESTION FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
2Per curiam
This cause is before us on certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, pursuant to TEX.R.APP.P., 214; Tex.Const. art. 5 § 3-c.
Petitioner was convicted of capital murder on February 8, 1980. The jury re turned affirmative answers to the special issues prescribed by Tex.Crim.Proc.Code art. 37.071, and petitioner was sentenced to death on March 12,1980. On direct appeal, this Court affirmed his conviction and sentence. Selvage v. State, 680 S.W.2d 17 (Tex.Cr.App.1984).…
3Cases cited10 opinions
- Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Smith v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Reed v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Selvage v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
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4Cited by69 opinions
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- West v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Amos v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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