Legal Opinion
Davis v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided February 3, 2009No. 10-06-00009-CRPublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BILL VANCE, Justice.
Appellant Chad Fenley Davis appeals his conviction for capital murder in which the State did not seek the death penalty. See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. §§ 12.31(b), 19.03(a) (Vernon Supp.2008). We will affirm.
Procedural Background
Davis was charged with capital murder to which he pled not guilty. A jury found Davis guilty of capital murder and the court imposed an automatic life sentence. Davis filed a pro se motion for new trial. The motion was never ruled on, and Davis filed a direct appeal arguing, among other things, that he was improperly denied counsel during the…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Kenneth Ray Humphrey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
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