Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Garza
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided December 18, 1989No. Civ. A. L-89-45PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
KAZEN, District Judge.
Pending is Enrique Garcia’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. Garcia is being held in custody awaiting trial on two charges arising from an episode that occurred in September 1984. The State charges that Garcia killed Police Officer David Serna and attempted to kill Police Officer Victor Ayala.
Garcia was indicted and tried for capital murder of Serna, but found guilty by a jury only of voluntary manslaughter. That conviction was then overturned because of prosecutorial misconduct. The State returned a new indictment for voluntary manslaughter, and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Johnny Dickerson v. State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Jackie Vance Lowery v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Austin Troy Simon v. Albert Woodson, Sheriff of Lamar County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Rollerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
- Ex Parte WatkinsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
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- Shute v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1997
- Ex Parte WatkinsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
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