Today's Opinions - 10/7/09

Today, the CCA handed down orders including two published opinions in the following cases:

AP-76,034, Ex parte Bobby Wayne Woods: The Court dismissed Woods' subsequent writ of habeas corpus because a rational trier of fact could still find that Woods was not mentally retarded based upon the prior evidence he presented in a previous claim and the new evidence he presented in his subsequent writ. Click here for a link to a summary of this lengthy opinion.

PD-1123-08 & PD-1124-08, Jeffery Daniel Hughen v. State: The Court held that Hughen's custodial statement was admissible based upon his valid waiver of his right to counsel even though he had requested court appointed counsel at magistration. Click here for a link to a summary of the opinion.