Legal Opinion
Meadoux v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 17, 2010No. PD-0123-10PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., and PRICE, WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
The court of appeals held that the Eighth Amendment did not bar Chris Joshua Meadoux’s sentence of life without parole for a capital crime that he committed at the age of sixteen. We affirm.
On October 3, 2007, a Bexar County grand jury returned an indictment charging Meadoux with capital murder under Texas Penal Code § 19.03(a)(2) and (a)(7).1 On August 4, 2008, the State brought Mea-doux to trial under the indictment. During the guilt stage of trial, the State presented evidence that, on January 24, 2007, in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by155 opinions
- Darcy, Christopher EarlCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2016
- Loggins v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
- Gipson, Raimond KevonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
- Ham v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2011
- Obella v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2017
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