Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

A decision of the court of appeals holding that the Eighth Amendment did not bar defendant's sentence of life without parole for a capital crime that he committed at the age of sixteen is affirmed as, considering and balancing the relevant factors together, defendant has not carried his burden of showing that, according to contemporary national standards of decency, the punishment of life without parole for juvenile capital offenders is grossly disproportionate to the offense.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/17/2010
• Published 11/17/2010

Judges

• Holcomb

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel