Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Caldwell

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided August 28, 2000No. 25629-04PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, J.,

delivered the order of the Court

in which McCORMICK, P.J., KELLER, HOLLAND, WOMACK, and KEASLER, J.J., joined.

The applicant claims that he is incompetent to he executed. The trial court found that the applicant did not make a substantial showing of incompetence, as required by Code of Criminal Procedure article 46.04, and therefore was not entitled to the appointment of experts or a competency hearing. After reviewing the statute and the documents submitted, we hold that we do not have the authority to review the trial court’s decision to deny the applicant’s request. The application…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ford v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Caldwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991

3Cited by60 opinions

  1. Panetti v. QuartermanSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Smith v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Druery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  4. Staley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  5. Panetti v. QuartermanSupreme Court of the United States · 2007

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