Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Watkins v. CREUZOT
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided July 27, 2011No. AP-76,594PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · CochranCochran, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., and WOMACK, JOHNSON and ALCALA, JJ., joined.
The State of Texas, acting through Craig Watkins, the elected District Attorney of Dallas County, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus and prohibition to require the trial judge in this pending retrial of a capital murder to vacate his order precluding the State from seeking the death penalty. Jonathan Bruce Reed, the defendant and real party in interest, filed a “Motion to Preclude the Death Penalty Because the Delay Caused by the State’s Misconduct has Made a Constitutionally Adequate Sentencing Investigation Impos*495s…
3Cases cited29 opinions
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- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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4Cited by25 opinions
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- Medina, Hector RolandoCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2015
- Michael Castilla v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2012
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