Legal Opinion
Brown, David Earl
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 19, 2014No. PD-1723-12Published
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. PD-1723-12
DAVID EARL BROWN,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
HARRIS COUNTY
Price, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
DISSENTING OPINION
An accused has a constitutional right to be present in the courtroom at every stage of his trial. (1) Even an accused who is present in body may nonetheless be deprived of that basic right if he is of sufficiently unsound mind that he lacks the ability to participate meaningfully in his own defense or to rationally comprehend what is happening around him, and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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