Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 21, 2007No. PD-0236-07Published
1Opinion of the Court
240 S.W.3d 912 (2007)
Terence Chadwick LAWRENCE, Appellant
v.
The STATE of Texas.
No. PD-0236-07.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
November 21, 2007.
John G. Tatum, Richardson, for appellant.
Amy Sue Melo Murphy, Asst. D.A., Dallas, Jeffrey L. Van Horn, State's Attorney, Austin, for state.
OPINION
KELLER, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
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