Legal Opinion
Davis v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 30, 1992No. 3-90-118-CRPublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Justice.
A jury convicted Jack Warren Davis, appellant, of capital murder. Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a), (b) (1989). After the jury was unable to answer the first special issue on punishment (deliberateness), the court sentenced him to life imprisonment pursuant to 1985 Tex.Gen.Laws, ch. 44, § 2, at 434 (Tex.Code Crim.Proc. art. 37.071, since amended). Davis appeals, bringing sixteen points of error. We will reverse the judgment of conviction and remand the cause for a new trial.
On November 17, 1989, at approximately 10:15 p.m., appellant, a maintenance worker at the New Braunfels…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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- California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by72 opinions
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