Legal Opinion

Staley v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 12, 2007No. AP-75,462PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · HerveyHervey, J.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s order compelling appellant to take his anti-psychotic medication. We will dismiss the appeal.

The record before the Court reflects that appellant is an incompetent-to-be-executed, death-row inmate with no scheduled execution date. Appellant’s scheduled execution date of February 23, 2006, was set aside by the trial court based on a finding that appellant was incompetent to be executed. 1 The trial court also found that appellant is schizophrenic and that, as his scheduled February 23, 2006, execution date approached, appellant “refused to…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Washington v. HarperSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Charles Laverne Singleton v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  3. Ex Parte CaldwellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000

4Cited by44 opinions

  1. Abbott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  2. State Ex Rel. Lykos v. FineCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
  3. Gutierrez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010
  4. Staley, Steven KennethCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  5. Justin Baker Haile v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2014

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