THE

STATEOFTEXAS

v.

JOHN

GREENCAUSE

NUMBER

1170853

IN

THE

177

TH

DISTRICTCOURTOFHARRIS

COUNTY,

TEXAS

STATE'S

MOTION

TO

PROCEED

TO

TRIALUNDER

TEXASCODE

OF

CRIMINAL

PROCEDURE

ARTICLE

37.071

COMES

NOW,

THESTATE

OF

TEXAS,

byandthrough

her

undersignedAssistantDistrictAttorneysandrespectfullyrequest

that

thisCourt

allowthe

State

to

proceed

to

trialinthe

abovestyledandnumberedcause

under

Article

37.071

of

the

Code

of

CriminalProcedure.TheStatecontends

that

Article

37.071

is

constitutionaland

to

not

allow

the

trialto

proceeddoes

not

allowtheStatethefullrange

of

punishment.TheStaterespectfullyrequests

that

weproceed

to

trial

and

that

the

Stateandthedefenseconductindividual

voir

direandqualifyeach

juror

on

the

death

issue

under

Article

35.17,

TexasCode

of

CriminalProcedure.TheStaterespectfullyrequests

that

theStateand

the

defenseeachreceivefifteen

peremptory

challenges

under

Article

35.15

TexasCode

of

CriminalProcedure.TheStaterespectfullyrequests

that

theSpecialIssuesdescribed

in

Article

37.071

besubmitted

to

thejury

at

the

punishmentphase.

The

Staterespectfullyrequests

that

thisCourtconduct

thetrial

as

if

it

haddenied

the

Defendant's

"Motionto

Hold

that

Tex.CodeCrim.Proc.Art.

37.0[7]1

is

Unconstitutional."

Respectfully

submitted,

WilliamExleyAssistant

DistrictAttorney

C.M.

Allen•

Assistant

DistrictAttorney

Green State Motion Proceed to Trial

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