Legal Opinion

Derrick Jamal McKenzie v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided March 17, 2021No. 03-19-00583-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-19-00583-CR Derrick Jamal McKenzie, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE 155TH DISTRICT COURT OF FAYETTE COUNTY NO. 2018R-117, THE HONORABLE JEFF R. STEINHAUSER, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION Derrick Jamal McKenzie was charged with capital murder for allegedly killing Sandra Pfeiffer while committing or attempting to commit robbery. See Tex. Penal Code § 19.03. At the time of the offense, McKenzie was sixteen years old, and the case was transferred from a juvenile court to a criminal trial court. See Tex. Fam. Code §§…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Walters v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  2. State v. MechlerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  3. Tillman, Larry Joseph Jr.Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
  4. Mays v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
  5. Brito Carrasco v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005

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