Legal Opinion

Stewart v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 19, 1984No. 68889PublishedCited by 166 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McCORMICK, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of capital murder. Punishment was assessed at death. The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.

In grounds of error one through three, appellant complains of the exclusion of twelve prospective jurors for cause in violation of Adams v. Texas, 448 U.S. 38, 100 S.Ct. 2521, 65 L.Ed.2d 581 (1980), and Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U.S. 510, 88 S.Ct. 1770, 20 L.Ed.2d 776 (1968).1 In his fourth ground of error, he contends that error was committed when the trial court denied his challenge for cause to prospective juror Felts and he was forced to…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by166 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  2. Franklin v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Reyna v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  4. Cordova v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. Livingston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987

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