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Ervin v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided December 15, 2010No. 01-08-00121-CRPublishedCited by 83 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ELSA ALCALA, Justice.

Appellant, Ashley Ervin, appeals from a judgment convicting her for the capital murder of Brady Davis. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a)(2) (Vernon Supp. *1952009). Appellant pleaded not guilty to the jury. The jury found her guilty, and, because the State did not seek the death penalty, punishment was automatically assessed at life imprisonment without parole. See id. § 19.02(b)(1) (Vernon 2003), § 19.03(a)(2) (Vernon Supp. 2009). In seven issues, appellant challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction and the trial…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Oregon v. ElstadSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by83 opinions

  1. Anderson, Rodney YoungCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  2. Jonathan D. Canfield v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2014
  3. McCulley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2011
  4. Kerry Gittens v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2018
  5. Jose Vasquez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2014

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