Legal Opinion

Anderson, David Lee, Ii

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 18, 2009No. PD-1441-08Published

1Opinion of the Court 1

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. PD-1441-08

DAVID LEE ANDERSON II, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

FROM THE THIRTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS

GALVESTON COUNTY

2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J.

O P I N I O N

Before trial, David Lee Anderson made an unsworn oral motion for a continuance so that he would have time to mount a defense against the State's DNA test results. The judge denied the motion, and Anderson pled guilty and appealed the judge's denial of the motion. The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals held that Anderson's claim was preserved because there is a "due process exception"…

3Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Crane v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Taylor v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Marin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  4. Mendez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  5. Montanez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006

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