Legal Opinion
Druery v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 30, 2013No. AP-76,833PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · HerveyHervey, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., MEYERS, PRICE, JOHNSON, KEASLER, COCHRAN, and ALCALA, JJ., joined.
Appellant, Marcus Druery, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 2003. Shortly before his scheduled execution on August 1, 2012, he filed a motion to determine competency to be executed under Article 46.05. 1 The trial court held an informal hearing, found that Appellant had not made a “substantial showing” of incompetency and denied the motion. As a result of denying Appellant’s motion, there was no formal hearing on the merits to determine if Appellant was incompetent to be…
3Cases cited29 opinions
- Ford v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Panetti v. QuartermanSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Rickels v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
- Druery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
- Meraz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
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4Cited by48 opinions
- Price, Jimmy DonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
- Gboweh Dickson George v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2014
- Skinner, Henry WatkinsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2016
- Ex Parte Joseph Montano, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2014
- Julio Garcia Jimenez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2014
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