Legal Opinion

Riles v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 26, 1980No. 63727PublishedCited by 101 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for capital murder. The jury answered the questions submitted to it at the punishment stage under Art. 37.071, V.A.C.C.P., in the affirmative. Accordingly, the punishment is death.

Appellant raises eleven grounds of error, relating to jury selection, rulings on evidence, effectiveness of counsel, and the jury charge. The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. The facts of the crime are stated in the opinion reversing an earlier conviction for this offense. Riles v. State, (Tex.Cr.App.) 557 S.W.2d 95. The defense presented was…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. DeRusse v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Burks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Milligan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Davison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Spangler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1900

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3Cited by101 opinions

  1. Kitchens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Hawkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. McGee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  5. Bower v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989

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