Legal Opinion
Whan v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 26, 1969No. 41789PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.
The offense is murder; the punishment, death.
The indictment alleged that Max Thomas Yeary and appellant did with malice aforethought kill Edward Jordan by shooting him with a gun. The second count further alleged that the murder was committed by the said Yeary and appellant while they were engaged in the perpetration of the crime of robbery.
The offense was alleged to have been committed on or about December 29, 1966. The indictment was returned January 26, 1967.
On May 10, 1967, severance was granted Yeary; the district attorney gave notice that he would seek…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Beard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943
- Pittman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Scott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Booker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1933
3Cited by26 opinions
- Conrado Vela v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Tezeno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Whan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Hinkle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
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