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MEADOUX v. STATE

No. 04-08-00702-CR.

307 S.W.3d 401 (2009)

Chris Joshua MEADOUX, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Discretionary Review Granted March 24, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angela J. Moore, Chief Public Defender, John Cheves Ligon, Bexar County Public Defender's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Appellant.

Alison A. Fox, Assistant District Attorney, San Antonio, TX, for Appellee.

Sitting: PHYLIS J. SPEEDLIN, Justice, REBECCA SIMMONS, Justice, STEVEN C. HILBIG, Justice.

OPINION

Opinion by: PHYLIS J. SPEEDLIN, Justice.

This appeal arises out of a capital murder conviction of a juvenile, Chris Meadoux, who was sixteen years old at the time of the offense, but was certified to be tried as an adult. On appeal, Meadoux raises suppression and sufficiency issues, and challenges the constitutionality of the Texas sentencing scheme that imposes a mandatory life without parole punishment on a juvenile capital murder offender. We...

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