Wesbrook v. State
- Decided
- September 20, 2000
- Docket
- 73205
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Texas
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What later courts said
- recognizing that a prosecutor may discuss the evidence and answer opposing arguments during his summation — Peter Hellmuth Eggert v. State (2010)
- holding that evidence of three additional killings in the same evening were admissible without limiting instruction as same transaction contextual evidence — Bill Williams v. State (2004)
- holding that jury is exclusive judge of weight and credibility, and that it is within jury’s exclusive province to reconcile conflicts — Hiram Veltz v. State (2010)
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
OPINION MANSFIELD, J., delivered an opinion announcing the judgment of the Court, in which KEASLER, J., joined.
Appellant, Coy Wayne Wesbrook, was charged by indictment for capital murder committed in Harris County on November 13, 1997. See Tex. Pen.Code § 19.03(a)(7). A verdict of guilty was returned by the jury. That same jury answered the special issues in such a manner that the trial court was obligated to impose a sentence of death. See Art. 37.071, § 2(b),(e) & (g).[1] Direct appeal to this Court is automatic pursuant to Article 37.071, § 2(h). Appellant presents thirteen points of error for consideration. With the exception of those points challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, each point of error will be addressed in the order it occurred at trial. We will affirm appellant’s conviction and punishment.
Appellant, in points of error two and three, challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence presented during the guilt/innocence stage of trial. To properly consider these points, it is necessary to review the relevant facts, as illustrated by the State’s evidence and by appellant’s own testimony.
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Wesbrook v. State, 29 S.W.3d 103 (2000)Read the full opinion
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