Legal Opinion

Turner, Albert James

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 30, 2013No. AP-76,580Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. AP-76,580

ALBERT JAMES TURNER, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON DIRECT APPEAL FROM CAUSE NO. 10-DCR-054233

IN THE 268TH DISTRICT COURT

FORT BEND COUNTY

Price, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which Womack, Johnson, Cochran, and Alcala, JJ., joined. Keller, P.J., filed a dissenting opinion in which Meyers, Keasler, and Hervey, JJ., joined.

O P I N I O N

The appellant was convicted of the intentional murder of more than one person during the same criminal transaction, namely, his wife and his mother-in-law, which is a capital offense. (1) The jury…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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