Legal Opinion

Cruz v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)

Decided August 17, 1994No. 09-92-257 CRPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WALKER, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the felony offense of Murder. Following its “guilty” verdict, the jury assessed appellant’s punishment at life in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Appellant raises five points of error on appeal, viz:

Point of Error 1: The trial court erred by impairing the presumption of innocence during jury voir dire. *865Point of Error 2: It was error for the State’s attorney and the Court to inject injurious and prejudicial matters before the jury panel during voir dire examination.

Point of Error 3: The…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Moreno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. McFarland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Ryan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1996
  2. Espinosa v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2006
  3. Nelson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2004
  4. Cruz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1994
  5. Daniel Cano Hernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2012

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