Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 21, 2007No. PD-0236-07PublishedCited by 207 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KellerKeller, P.J.
in which MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
The issue in this case is whether the provisions of the Texas Penal Code that prohibit the murder of an unborn victim violate due process. The answer is “no.” Consequently, we shall affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Trial
Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that appellant dated Antwonyia Smith and another woman during the summer of 2004. Upon learning that Smith was pregnant with his child, he told the other girlfriend that he would “take care…
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