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LOPEZ v. STATE

Nos. 46635, 46636.

500 S.W.2d 844 (1973)

Leonardo Ramos LOPEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee. Rene Adolfo GUZMAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Florentino Ramirez, Jr. and Vincent W. Perini, Dallas, for Leonardo Lopez.

Frank A. Holbrook, Killeen, John J. Solon, Dallas, Pat McDowell (on appeal only) Dallas for Rene Adolfo Guzman.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Robert T. Baskett, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, and Jim Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

These are appeals from convictions for the offense of murder after a change of venue from Dallas County. Appellants were tried jointly and punishment was assessed at death for each of them.

Trial took place in June, 1971. Judgments were entered on June 29, 1971.

The Supreme Court of the United States, on June 29, 1972, overruled the prior holdings of this and other courts in a per curiam opinion in Furman v. Georgia...

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