Legal Opinion

Cannon v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 8, 1985No. 69022PublishedCited by 192 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

The appellant was convicted of capital murder. In response to the affirmative answers of the jury to the special issues submitted under Article 37.071, V.A.C.C.P., the court assessed the death penalty.

On appeal appellant advances twelve grounds of error. He complains that the trial court erred in failing to suppress his extrajudicial confession and erred in failing to withdraw the confession from the jury’s consideration at the conclusion of the guilt stage of the trial. He also challenged the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction and the…

2Cases cited75 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by192 opinions

  1. Romero v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  2. Cockrell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Livingston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Davis v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
  5. McGee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989

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