Legal Opinion

Murray v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Decided December 15, 1993No. 06-92-00138-CRPublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted Timothy Murray of murder and set his punishment at fifty-five years’ imprisonment and a $7,000.00 fine. Murray appeals, contending that the trial court erred by excusing a prospective juror during voir dire and by overruling his Batson motion; by allowing prejudicial argument by the prosecutor at the punishment stage of the trial; and by allowing argument about extraneous conduct. He also alleges error because the court refused his requested jury charges, denied his motion for mistrial after the State raised evidence of extraneous conduct, and…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Cantu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  3. Royster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Long v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Fuller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Montgomery v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2006
  2. Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1998
  3. Alexander v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1996
  4. Hermosillo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
  5. Benefield v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999

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