Legal Opinion

Mann v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 22, 1986No. 69008PublishedCited by 125 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

W.C. DAVIS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the capital murder of Christopher Lee Bates. The jury answered each special punishment issue1 in the affirmative, whereupon the *743court assessed punishment at death. Appellant does not contest the sufficiency of the evidence upon which his conviction is based, nor does he contest the sufficiency of the evidence upon which the jury made their findings concerning the special issues submitted to them pursuant to Art. 37.071, V.A.C.C.P. Appellant asserts eight grounds of error, five of which concern voir dire, two of which allege argument error,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by125 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  2. Ramirez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  3. Skillern v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
  4. Alexander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. Lockhart v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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