Legal Opinion
Cockrell, Darrell Lynn
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 12, 2014No. WR-78,986-01Published
1Opinion of the Court
Death Opinion
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-78,986-01
EX PARTE DARRELL LYNN COCKRELL, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 1184 IN THE 31ST DISTRICT COURT
FROM LIPSCOMB COUNTY
Alcala, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which Meyers, Womack, Johnson, and Cochran, JJ., joined. Keller, P.J., filed a dissenting opinion in which Keasler and Hervey, JJ., joined. Price, J., dissented.
O P I N I O N
Despite the mandatory requirement in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure guaranteeing an interpreter for deaf defendants, none was provided for Darrell Lynn…
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