Legal Opinion

Carlos Whitcomb v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided July 31, 2018No. 03-18-00248-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-18-00248-CR1 Carlos Whitcomb, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 331ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. D-1-DC-16-904034, THE HONORABLE DAVID CRAIN, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION A jury found appellant Carlos Whitcomb guilty of murdering his mother and stepfather, see Tex. Penal Code § 19.02(b)(1), and assessed his punishment at confinement for 25 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for each murder, see id. §§ 12.32, 19.02(c). In a single point of error, appellant challenges the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bigley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  2. Meraz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  3. Bigby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  4. Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  5. Graham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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