CLABON v. STATE

No. 01-02-00398-CR.

111 S.W.3d 805 (2003)

Jester CLABON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

July 17, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry P. Urquhart, Moorman, Tate, Moorman, Urquhart & Haley, Brenham, TX, for Appellant.

Frederick A. Edwards, Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Michael J. West, Debra S. Mergel, Assistant District Attorneys, Sherry L. Robinson, Criminal District Attorney, Hempstead, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Chief Justice RADACK and Justices ALCALA and HIGLEY.


OPINION

LAURA CARTER HIGLEY, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Jester Clabon, guilty of capital murder. The State did not seek the death penalty, and punishment was assessed at confinement for life in prison. We affirm.

Background

Appellant was tried for the April 2000 murders of his girlfriend, Laura Stiles, and her landlord, Frank Smith. On the night of the murders, appellant and Stiles, along with several other people, were using narcotics...

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