Legal Opinion
Luna v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 29, 2008No. AP-75,358PublishedCited by 214 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · PricePrice, J.
The appellant was convicted in March 2006, of capital murder.1 The appellant pleaded guilty in front of the jury, and based on the jury’s answers to the special *597issues set forth in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 37.071, sections 2(b) and 2(e), the trial judge sentenced the appellant to death.2 Direct appeal to this Court is automatic.3 After reviewing the appellant’s twenty-five points of error, we find them to be without merit. Consequently, we affirm the trial court’s judgment and sentence of death.
In the appellant’s first point of error, he contends that the trial court…
3Cases cited34 opinions
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- Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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4Cited by214 opinions
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