Legal Opinion

Davis, Selwyn Preston

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 16, 2010No. AP-75,796Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. AP-75,796

SELWYN DAVIS, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON DIRECT APPEAL FROM CAUSE NO. D-1-DC-06-904119

IN THE 390TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

TRAVIS COUNTY

Keller, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which Meyers, Womack, Keasler, Hervey, and Cochran, JJ., joined. Price, Johnson, and Holcomb, JJ., concurred.

In October 2007, a jury convicted appellant of capital murder. (1) Based on the jury's answers to the special issues, (2) the trial judge sentenced appellant to death. (3) Direct appeal to this Court is automatic. (4) After reviewing appellant's…

2Cases cited83 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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