Mosley v. State
- Decided
- July 1, 1998
- Docket
- 72281
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Texas
Cited 2,969 timesOverruled on other grounds (verified)Overruled on other grounds (verified) · Kevin Todd Hardin v. State
What later courts said
- holding that improper jury arguments are nonconstitutional violations analyzed pursuant to rule 44.2(b) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure — Victor Martinez Soto v. State (2011)
- holding that improper jury arguments are nonconstitutional violations analyzed pursuant to rule 44.2(b) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure — Caroline Kathleen Callaway v. State (2010)
- holding that improper jury argument is not a constitutional violation and is therefore governed by Rule 44.2(b) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure — Seth Joachim Haynes v. State (2020)
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How the opinion begins
OPINION ON COURT’S MOTION FOR REHEARING * KELLER, Judge, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which McCORMICK, P.J., and MANSFIELD, HOLLAND and WOMACK, Jj. Joined.
Our prior opinions are withdrawn.
Appellant was convicted in October 1995 of capital murder. Tex. Penal Code § 19.03(a)(2).[1] Pursuant to the jury’s answers to the special issues set forth in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 37.071 §§ 2(b) and 2(e), the trial judge sentenced appellant to death. Article 37.071 § 2(g).[2] Direct appeal to this Court is automatic. Article 37.071 § 2(h). Appellant raises points of error numbered through 176.[3] We will affirm.
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Mosley v. State, 983 S.W.2d 249 (1998)Read the full opinion
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