Legal Opinion
Lemuel Anthony McNeil v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided November 10, 2011No. 01-11-00371-CRPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JANE BLAND, Justice.
In December 2001, Harris County firefighters and emergency medical personnel responded to an emergency call from Lemuel Anthony McNeil reporting a fire in his home. Inside, they found McNeil still conscious but overcome by smoke. They also found the body of his thirteen-month-old daughter.
A grand jury indicted McNeil on charges of capital murder and arson. The State first tried McNeil on the capital murder charge, which resulted in an acquittal. This appeal arises from the trial on the arson charge. The jury found McNeil guilty of arson and of using a deadly weapon,…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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