Legal Opinion

Riddle v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 8, 1994No. 71011PublishedCited by 149 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McCORMICK, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury in Potter County of capital murder pursuant to V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 19.03(a)(2). After the jury answered the special issues in the affirmative, the trial court imposed the death penalty. Article 37.071(b), V.A.C.C.P. In an automatic, direct appeal to this Court, appellant raises sixteen points of error. We shall affirm.

At trial, appellant testified he and the victim had known each other for several years. On October 9, 1988, appellant and a friend drove to the victim’s home to see if he wanted to go drinking.…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Fuller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Moody v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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3Cited by149 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. Joseph v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
  3. Wallace v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2002
  4. Hernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1997
  5. Tyra Ann Whitney v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2013

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