FELDER v. STATE

No. 70840.

848 S.W.2d 85 (1992)

Sammie FELDER, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

September 16, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Connie B. Williams, Houston, Tx, Jay Topkis, Dina R. Hellerstein, New York City, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Dist. Atty. and Mary Lou Keel, Joan Campbell and Steve Baldassano, Asst. Dist. Attys, Houston, Robert Huttash, State's Atty, Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of capital murder for intentionally causing the death of James Hanks, a quadriplegic, by cutting and stabbing him with a pair of scissors while in the course of committing robbery. At appellant's first trial, he was convicted and punishment was assessed at death. His conviction was affirmed on appeal. Felder v. State, 564 S.W.2d 776 (Tex.Cr. App.1978). However, a panel...

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