MAHAFFEY v. STATE

No. PD-1491-09.

316 S.W.3d 633 (2010)

Wilton Larron MAHAFFEY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 30, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian M. Schmidt, Athens, for Appellant.

Cody L. Cofer, Asst. County Atty., Athens, Jeffrey L. Van Horn, State's Atty., Austin, for State.


OPINION

COCHRAN, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HERVEY and HOLCOMB, JJ., joined.

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