Legal Opinion
Welch v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided January 11, 2011No. 14-09-01020-CRPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUBSTITUTE OPINION
TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice.
Our opinion dated November 23, 2010 is hereby withdrawn, and we issue this substitute opinion.
In this appeal, we examine whether a recent decision from the U.S. Supreme Court enlarges the duty of the trial court to ensure that all mitigating evidence is fully developed during sentencing. Finding no support for the proposition under the cited authority, we overrule appellant’s sole issue and affirm the judgment below.
BACKGROUND
On the night of July 7, 2008, appellant Nathaniel Dwayne Welch and two other men robbed a Whataburger in southeast Houston.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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