Orozco v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 18, 1969

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1969-06-18

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Decided 1969-06-18

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Cited by 27 later decisions — most recently November 2007 · most notably Morgan v. State (1985), Ex Parte Williams (1986)

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¶1OPINION

BELCHER, Judge.

¶2This is a conviction for murder; the punishment, ten years.

¶3This conviction was affirmed by this Court in Orozco v. State, 428 S.W.2d 666. However, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari, reversed the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals with costs, and remanded the cause to this Court for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion. (Orozco v. State of Texas, 394 U.S. 324, 89 S.Ct. 1095, 22 L.Ed. 2d 311).

¶4The opinion of the Supreme Court requires that appellant’s motion to reverse and remand this cause be granted.

¶5The judgment of the trial court is reversed, and the cause is remanded.