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ADAMS v. STATE

No. 10-10-00358-CR.

357 S.W.3d 387 (2011)

Robert Blake ADAMS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Discretionary Review Refused November 2, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter M. Barrett , Dallas, for Appellant.

Patrick M. Wilson , Ellis County Dist. Atty., Waxahachie, for Appellee.

Before Chief Justice GRAY, Justice DAVIS, and Justice SCOGGINS.

OPINION

TOM GRAY, Chief Justice.

Robert Blake Adams was convicted of the offense of felony murder based on the underlying offense of felony driving while intoxicated and sentenced to sixty-five years in prison. TEX. PEN.CODE ANN. §§ 19.02(b)(3); 49.04 (West 2003). Adams complains that the felony murder statute violates federal due process because of the lack of a mens rea requirement, that it was improper to convict him of murder based on...

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