Legal Opinion
Sellers v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 24, 1979No. 57498PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.
Appeal is taken from a conviction for murder. V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 19.02. Punishment was assessed by the jury at 99 years.
Among the grounds of error advanced by appellant is the contention that the trial court erred in admitting the testimony of Deputy Merle Capwell relative to a statement he heard one Shirley Watson make in Utah.
The indictment charged that the appellant caused the death of his wife “by acute meperidine intoxication in some manner, way, or means to the Grand Jury unknown.” Her body was found on October 5, 1974, in a shallow grave near a lake in…
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- Tezeno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
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3Cited by54 opinions
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- Glover v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2003
- Hunt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
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