Legal Opinion

Goff v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 22, 1996No. 71404PublishedCited by 360 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MEYERS, Judge.

In November 1991, appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of capital murder, namely murder in the course of kidnapping or burglary under Tex. Penal Code, § 19.03(a)(2). After the jury affirmatively answered the submitted special issues, the trial court sentenced appellant to death. Tex.Code.Crim.ProcAnn. art. 37.071(b).1 Appeal to this Court is automatic. Article 37.071(h). Appellant raises twenty-three points of error. We will affirm.

Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. However, a brief summary of the facts will be helpful in resolving…

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by360 opinions

  1. Tong v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  2. Prystash v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Jensen v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
  4. Hayden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
  5. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012

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