Legal Opinion

Carmen Mejia v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided May 29, 2008No. 03-05-00838-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-05-00838-CR

Carmen Mejia, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 167TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. 9044057, HONORABLE MICHAEL LYNCH, JUDGE PRESIDING

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

A jury convicted appellant Carmen Mejia of (1) felony murder, (2) injury to a child with serious bodily injury, and (3) injury to a child by omission and sentenced her to three life sentences. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 19.02(b)(3) (West 2003), 22.04(a)(1), (b)(1) (West Supp. 2007). In three points, appellant argues that the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  2. Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000

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