Legal Opinion
Quinn Cruz, Jr. v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided July 28, 2010No. 08-08-00213-CRPublished
1Opinion of the Court
Becker v. State
COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
QUINN CRUZ, JR.,
Appellant,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee.
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No. 08-08-00213-CR
Appeal from
205th District Court
of El Paso County, Texas
(TC # 20060D00581)
O P I N I O N
Quinn Cruz, Jr. appeals his conviction of capital murder. Prior to trial, the State gave notice that it would not seek the death penalty. A jury found Appellant guilty of capital murder and his punishment was automatically set at life imprisonment. See Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 12.31 (Vernon Supp. 2009). We reverse and remand for a new punishment hearing.
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2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Marin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
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