JACKSON v. STATE

No. 05-02-00536-CR.

115 S.W.3d 326 (2003)

Kenneth Wayne JACKSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

September 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lydia M. V. Brandt, The Brandt Law Firm, P.C., Richardson, for Appellant.

William T. (Bill) Hill, Jr., Kimberly A. Schaefer, Assistant District Attorney, Dallas, for the State.

Before Justices JAMES, FRANCIS, and LANG.


OPINION

Opinion by Justice LANG.

Kenneth Wayne Jackson appeals his conviction, after a jury trial, of murder. The jury assessed punishment at sixty years' confinement. In four issues, appellant argues (1) his constitutional due process rights were violated because the jury was not allowed to consider evidence of his diminished capacity on the element of mens rea; (2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel; (3) the evidence was legally and factually...

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