King v. State
- Decided
- October 18, 2000
- Docket
- 73,433
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Texas
Cited 2,680 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
What later courts said
- holding that defendant’s tattoos and drawings were admissible as evidence of racial hatred and motive — Bradford Allen Thompson v. the State of Texas (2025)
- holding that the act of making false statements to police is circumstantial evidence because it shows a consciousness of guilt — Lawrence Mireles v. State (2015)
- holding that making false statements indicated consciousness of guilt and an attempt to cover up the crime — William Eugene Fox, Jr. v. State (2014)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
[*558] OPINION KELLER, J., delivered the unanimous opinion of the court.
Appellant was convicted of capital murder on February 25, 1999. [1]
Pursuant to the jury’s answers to the special issues, [2] the trial judge sentenced appellant to death. [3]
Cite this
King v. State, 29 S.W.3d 556 (2000)Read the full opinion
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