Legal Opinion

Tyler Clay v. the State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided May 25, 2021No. 10-19-00093-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-19-00093-CR TYLER CLAY, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee From the 54th District Court McLennan County, Texas Trial Court No. 2017-1854-C2 MEMORANDUM OPINION In this murder-for-hire case, appellant, Tyler Clay, was convicted of capital murder for employing Keith Spratt to murder Joshua Pittman in exchange for payment. In twenty-two issues, Clay challenges his conviction, as well as numerous other rulings made by the trial court. Because we conclude that the trial court erred by disqualifying Clay’s co-counsel, Jessica Freud, we reverse Clay’s…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Neder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. Wheat v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. United States v. Gonzalez-LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  5. Dowthitt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996

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