Legal Opinion
Sisk v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 7, 2004No. 74699PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWomack, J.
The issue before us is whether, under the original version of Code of Criminal Procedure article 64.05, appeal is to this court or to a court of appeals in the DNA-testing case of a person who was sentenced to imprisonment for capital murder. We hold that such an appeal is to the court of appeals.
The Case
Steven Riley Sisk, who was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to imprisonment for life in 1994, moved for DNA testing on February 28, 2003. The convicting court refused to order testing. Sisk filed notice of appeal to this court, but the district clerk sent the notice of appeal to the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Kutzner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
- Lebo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
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