Legal Opinion

Leif Bothne v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided April 30, 2008No. 03-05-00258-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-05-00258-CR

Leif Bothne, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 299TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. D-1-DC-2005-904054, HONORABLE JON N. WISSER, JUDGE PRESIDING

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

A jury found appellant Leif Bothne guilty of murder, and the district court assessed his punishment at thirty-eight years' imprisonment. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.02 (West 2003). Appellant contends that the State violated his rights to due process and due course of law by failing to disclose exculpatory evidence…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Little v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  5. Mendez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001

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