Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided July 11, 2007No. 10-06-00009-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ABATEMENT ORDER

2Per curiam

Appellant Chad Fenley Davis was convicted on one count of capital murder. Punishment was automatically fixed at life in prison. Davis brings eleven issues on appeal.

Background

The trial court pronounced Davis’s sentence in open court on December 9, 2005 and allowed retained trial counsel to withdraw at that time. On January 6, 2006, Davis filed a pro se notice of appeal and a motion for new trial. Six days later, he filed a pauper’s oath requesting a free record and appointed counsel. Later, Davis filed two untimely amendments to his motion for new trial. The trial court took no…

3Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. United States v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  5. Oldham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998

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4Cited by6 opinions

  1. Danny Calamaco v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2015
  2. Calamaco, DannyTexas Supreme Court · 2015
  3. Calamaco, DannyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  4. Christopher Caine Donaldson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2015
  5. Davis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2007

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