Legal Opinion

Warren v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 1, 1978No. 55613PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for capital murder in which the punishment of death was assessed following the jury’s affirmative answers to the special issues. See V.T.C.A., Penal Code, § 19.03(a)(2), and Article 37.071, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P.

At the outset we are confronted with appellant’s contention that the evidence was insufficient to support an affirmative finding by the jury to special issue No. 2 submitted at the penalty stage of the trial, which inquired into the probability of the appellant’s committing criminal acts of violence that would constitute a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Granviel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. Burns v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Livingston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Robinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

3Cited by64 opinions

  1. Dinkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. Estrada v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010
  3. Livingston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Brasfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Holland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988

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