Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Douthit
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 23, 2007No. AP-75,267PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J.
KELLER, P.J., MEYERS, WOMACK, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
Shannon Mark Douthit pled guilty to capital murder, and the trial judge sentenced him to life imprisonment pursuant to a plea agreement. Douthit filed this application for a -writ of habeas corpus alleging that he is entitled to relief because, when he entered his plea, the law did not allow a defendant to waive the right to a jury trial in a capital case. We conclude his claim is not cognizable and deny relief.
Procedural Posture
Shannon Mark Douthit was charged with capital murder. The indictment alleged that Douthit…
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