Legal Opinion

Davis, Selwyn Preston

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 16, 2010No. AP-75,796Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. AP-75,796 SELWYN DAVIS, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS ON DIRECT APPEAL FROM CAUSE NO. D-1-DC-06-904119 IN THE 390 TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT TRAVIS COUNTY K ELLER, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which M EYERS, W OMACK, K EASLER, H ERVEY, and C OCHRAN, JJ., joined. P RICE, J OHNSON, and H OLCOMB, JJ., concurred. In October 2007, a jury convicted appellant of capital murder.1 Based on the jury’s answers to the special issues,2 the trial judge sentenced appellant to death.3 Direct appeal to this Court is 1 See TEX . PENAL CODE §…

2Cases cited83 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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