Lackey v. Scott
Lackey v. Scott, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Lackey v. Scott, 513 U.S. 1086 (1995)
Opinion of the Court
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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.
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(holding that graphic post-mortem 14 photographs were relevant to establish the heinous, atrocious, or cruel aggravating circumstance)
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(holding evidence of defendant's low intelligence and history of childhood abuse not relevant for Penry purposes where no evidence showing defendant’s criminal act attributable to same)
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(holding evidence of defendant’s intoxication did not warrant Penry instruction)
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(overruling point of error because appellant failed to object to testimony on his post-arrest silence)
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(“While rule 1006 clearly contemplates the admission of summaries in certain instances, the rule in no way indicates that a prosecutor can summarize her case on legal paper and submit those documents to the trial court as ‘evidence.’ ”)
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