Legal Opinion

Keen v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)

Decided August 14, 2002No. 12-01-00017-CRPublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JIM WORTHEN, Justice.

Appellant Leonard Eugene Keen appeals his conviction for the offense of criminal solicitation of capital murder for which he was sentenced to life in prison. Appellant presents four issues for our consideration. We affirm.

Background

In late September of 1999, Appellant was incarcerated in the Cherokee County jail in the same cell with Michael Greer (“Greer”), John Elrod (“Elrod”), and others. While in that jail cell, Appellant made two lists, in his own handwriting, naming at least twelve people and explaining their relationships to him and to one another. He listed the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. Santellan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Klapesky v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2008
  2. Hudson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
  3. Powell v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2004
  4. Lockwood v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2007
  5. Antonio Luis Garcia v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2012

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