Legal Opinion
Ex parte McKenzie
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 13, 1979No. 61309PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOUGLAS, Judge.
This is an application for post-conviction writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Article 11.07, V.A.G.C.P.
McKenzie was charged with a murder committed on July 14,1972. On August 11, 1972, a jury found McKenzie incompetent to stand trial and he was committed to the Rusk State Hospital. After being released from Rusk, the State again sought to try McKenzie. On May 28, 1974, a jury found McKenzie competent to stand trial. He was subsequently convicted of the murder and his punishment was assessed at twenty years.
McKenzie contends that the second competency trial did not…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Ex Parte HagansCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Corley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Ex Parte LongCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
3Cited by7 opinions
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