Buntion v. Texas (original by judge richardson)
Annotate this CaseIn January 1991, a jury convicted appellant Carl Buntion of capital murder for an offense committed in June 1990. Based upon the jury’s answers to special issues (set forth in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 37.071, sections 2(b) and 2(e)), the trial judge sentenced appellant to death. His conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal. Appellant’s initial state application for habeas corpus relief was denied. Appellant’s subsequent application was granted, and the case was remanded for a new punishment hearing. The trial court held a new punishment hearing in February 2012. Based on the jury’s answers to the special issues, the trial judge again sentenced appellant to death. Appellant raised twenty-seven points of error in this automatic appeal. After reviewing appellant’s points of error, the Court of Criminal Appeals found no merit to any, and affirmed appellant's death sentence.
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