Legal Opinion
Paolilla v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided May 26, 2011No. 14-08-00963-CRPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUBSTITUTE OPINION
TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice.
Appellant Christine Marie Paolilla filed a petition for discretionary review. Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 50, we withdraw our opinion of March 3, 2011, and issue this substitute opinion in its place.
Appellant was convicted of capital murder. She was seventeen years old at the time of the offense, and therefore ineligible to receive the death penalty. See Tex. Penal Code § 8.07(c) (West 2010). Because the State could not seek capital punishment, she was sentenced to a mandatory term of life imprisonment instead. On appeal, she…
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