Legal Opinion
McMahon v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 22, 1978No. 58240PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOUGLAS, Judge.
Following a change of venue from Shelby County, appellants McMahon and McCormick were convicted in a joint trial for the offense of capital murder. Each appellant was assessed the death penalty.
The State alleged and proved that appellants murdered Earl Hammond for remuneration. See V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 19.03. The sufficiency of the evidence to support the convictions is not challenged.
The deceased’s wife, Becky Hammond, and her lover, Tony Bohannon, hired appellants to execute the deceased. Bohannon first offered to employ appellant McMahon in this regard in…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
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3Cited by116 opinions
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