Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Green
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 6, 1977No. 53560PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*915OPINION
DALLY, Commissioner.
This is a post conviction writ of habeas corpus proceeding. See Article 11.07, V.A. C.C.P.
On August 6, 1966, Kenneth McDuff and Petitioner kidnapped two young boys and a girl in Tarrant County. The two boys, Robert Brand and Marcus Dunnam, were locked in the trunk of one of the victims’ car. McDuff later opened the trunk and fired six shots from a pistol into the heads of the boys, killing them instantly.
Petitioner Green was charged in two separate indictments; one indictment charged him with the murder of Marcus Dunnam; the other charged him with the murder of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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- Ex Parte PowersCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
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3Cited by53 opinions
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- Gilbert Jackson v. Howard Johnson, Dallas Police OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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