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Moore v. State

Citations

  • 54 S.W.3d 529
  • 2001 WL 957451

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that veniremembers were not challengeable for cause simply because they stated they would trust an adult’s credibility more than that of a child
  • holding automatic life sentence was not cruel and unusual for crime of burglary of habitation with intent to commit indecency with child when defendant had prior conviction for indecency with child
  • holding automatic life sentence was not cruel and unusual for crime of burglary of habitation with intent to commit indecency with child when defendant had prior conviction for indecency with child
  • stating events of burglary may imply intent with which defendant entered
  • stating events of burglary may imply intent with which defendant entered
  • upholding mandatory life sentence for burglary of a habitation with the intent to commit indecency with a child and stating, in part, “The harm threatened to the victim and to society is great, violence perpetrated by an intruder in one’s home”

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Judges: Cayce, Day, Walker

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