Legal Opinion

Stoker v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 20, 1989No. 70031PublishedCited by 421 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for capital murder. V.T.C.A., Penal Code § 19.03(a)(2). After finding the appellant guilty, the jury returned affirmative findings to the special issues under Article 37.071, V.A.C.C.P. Punishment was assessed at death.

Appellant raises twelve points of error. He challenges: the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a guilty verdict; the sufficiency of the evidence to support an affirmative finding to special punishment issue number two; the admission of a shell casing found pursuant to an inventory search; the failure of the State to…

2Cases cited52 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Texas v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by421 opinions

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  4. Alvarado v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  5. Penry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995

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