Legal Opinion
Watson, Delair
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 18, 2006No. PD-0469-05Published
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. PD-0469-05
DELAIR WATSON, Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
ON STATE=S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
MCLENNAN COUNTY
Cochran, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Keller, P.J., and Keasler and Hervey, JJ., joined.
DISSENTING O P I N I O N
I respectfully dissent. For the reasons set out below, I believe that further efforts to clarify, refine, or revise the Clewis standard are as unlikely to succeed as our previous attempts. The Clewis factual-sufficiency review was a well-intentioned but ultimately unworkable effort to…
2Cases cited71 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- City of Keller v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 2005
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
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