Nobody took him seriously …

Weir v. State (Unpublished Memo): This is the companion case to Kelly v. State.  Kelly dealt with the wife who put out a “contract” for her husband’s murder.  Weir is the teenaged triggerman who was tried as an adult.  Still, since he was 15 at the time of the crime, Weir asserts that his confession should have been suppressed and his conviction overturned because the State didn’t comply with the pre-interrogation procedures of Tex. Fam. Code § 51.095(a)(1) or the § 52.02(b)(1) duty to notify his parent.  Weir also contends that there was insufficient proof that his acts were done “for remuneration.”  Weir’s arguments are rejected.  The conviction is affirmed, as is the sentence of life without possibility of parole.Continue Reading…

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