Legal Opinion
Cantu v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 29, 1997No. 71,857PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
939 S.W.2d 627 (1997)
Peter Anthony CANTU, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Texas.
No. 71,857.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.
January 29, 1997.
Robert A. Morrow, Houston, for appellant.
Kimberly Aperauch Stelter, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for the state.
Before the court en banc.
OPINION
MANSFIELD, Judge.
Appellant, Peter Anthony Cantu, was charged by indictment with the offense of capital murder for killing Jennifer Ertman in the course of committing or attempting to commit robbery, kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault. Appellant was subsequently…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited81 opinions
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- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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