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TURNER v. STATE

No. 01-11-00839-CR.

414 S.W.3d 791 (2013)

Litrey Demond TURNER, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

August 27, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zachary Maloney , Maloney & Parks, L.L.P., League City, TX, for Appellant.

Jack Roady , District Attorney-Galveston County, Rebecca Klaren , Assistant District Attorney, Galveston, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Chief Justice RADACK and Justices SHARP and MASSENGALE.

OPINION

MICHAEL MASSENGALE, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant Litrey Demond Turner of capital murder, and in accordance with the mandatory sentencing statute that was in effect at the time of sentencing, the trial court sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole.1 In three issues, Turner challenges his sentence arguing that because he was only 15 years old at the time of the offense, his sentence is unconstitutional...

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