Legal Opinion
Degarmo v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided April 18, 1996No. 14-94-00153-CRPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YATES, Justice.
Appellant entered a plea of not guilty to the offense of capital murder. TexJPenal Code Ann. § 19.03 (Vernon 1989). 1 A jury found him guilty and assessed punishment at life imprisonment. In ten points of error, appellant alleges error in the trial court’s rulings on his pretrial motions, error in the voir dire of the jury panel, and error in the jury charge. We affirm.
On January 8, 1979, appellant and Helen Mejia kidnaped Kimberly Ann Striekler and put her in the trunk of her own ear. After driving to a location in Fort Bend County, the automobile became stuck in the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rousseau v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
23 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by29 opinions
- Trent Mason v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2013
- Christie v. City of El CentroCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2006
- Jacobson, JonathanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
- Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1999
- In Re Chavez, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2003
24 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.