Legal Opinion
Lawson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 5, 2001No. 1767-00Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
64 S.W.3d 396 (2001)
Scott Mattison LAWSON, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Texas.
No. 1767-00.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
December 5, 2001.
C.R. Daffern, Amarillo, for Appellant.
Jim English, Asst. DA, Hereford, Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for State.
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · HerveyHervey, J., joined by Keller, P.J., Womack, Keasler, Holcomb, and Cochran, J.J.,
Appellant was convicted of murder pursuant to the felony murder doctrine embodied in Texas Penal Code, Section 19.02(b)(3). That section provides that a person is guilty of murder if he causes the death of another during the commission of a felony, other than manslaughter. The instant indictment alleged that appellant killed the…
3Cases cited15 opinions
- People v. WilsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
- Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1967
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Garrett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Lawson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
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