Legal Opinion
Nelson v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
Decided August 26, 2009No. 07-08-0289-CRPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MACKEY K. HANCOCK, Justice.
Appellant, Casey Nelson, was convicted of murder 1 and sentenced to 25 years confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (ID-TDCJ). It is from this judgment that appellant appeals. We affirm.
Factual and Procedural Background
In 1999, while clearing land in Lewis-ville, Texas, Don Pittman found what he thought was a human bone. After the local police department was notified and the bone was determined to be of human origin, a complete search of the work site resulted in the recovery of a partial human skeleton. Dr. Dana…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Sims v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Anibal Vasquez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2011
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