TEXAS DEPT. OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE v. MILLER

No. 00-0338.

51 S.W.3d 583 (2001)

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Petitioner, v. Jeannie MILLER, individually and as representative of The Estate of Clyde Edwin Miller, III, deceased, and as next friend of Y.A. M., S.M. M., C.E. M., IV, and N.B. M., minor children, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 21, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Cornyn, Atty. Gen., Richard D. Naylor, Kurt Howard Kuhn, Meredith Lea Kennedy, Office of the Atty. Gen. of Texas, Austin, for Petitioner.

Martha K. Adams, Law Offices of Martha K. Adams, Galveston, Robert D. Green, Green & Barton, Houston, John McEldowney, Greer Hertz & Adams, Galveston, for Respondent.


Chief Justice PHILLIPS delivered the opinion of the Court, joined by Justice HECHT, Justice OWEN, Justice BAKER, Justice HANKINSON, Justice O'NEILL, and Justice JEFFERSON.

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