Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Lykos v. Fine
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 12, 2011No. AP-76,470PublishedCited by 385 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · CochranCochran, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., MEYERS, JOHNSON, KEASLER, and HERVEY, JJ., joined.
The real party in interest in this writ of mandamus and prohibition action is John Edward Green, Jr., the defendant in a pending capital murder case. Mr. Green has been charged with the capital murder of Tina Vo, and the State has given notice of its intent to seek the death penalty. The case has not gone to trial and no one knows what evidence the State will offer at trial. No one knows whether a jury will convict Mr. Green of capital murder if he is tried. No one knows whether Mr. Green will be sentenced to…
3Cases cited46 opinions
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- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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4Cited by385 opinions
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