Bien v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
• Michael Joseph Bien
• on or about the 7th day of December 2012,
• in Brown County
• with intent that capital murder, a capital felony, be committed
• did request, command, or attempt to induce
• Stephen Reynolds
• to engage in specific conduct
• to-wit: kill Koh Box
• for remuneration, and
• that under the circumstances surrounding the conduct of the defendant or Stephen Reynolds, as the defendant believed them to be, would have constituted capital murder.15
The allegations in the indictment for attempted capital murder are:
• Michael Joseph Bien
• on or about the 7th day of December, 2012
• in Brown…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
- Garrett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Sledge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Ex Parte CavazosCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
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