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BURKETT v. STATE

No. 06-05-00066-CR.

196 S.W.3d 892 (2006)

Joshua Lee BURKETT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Decided July 5, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O.W. Loyd, Gilmer, for appellant.

Timothy Cariker, Asst. Dist. Atty., Gilmer, for appellee.

Before MORRISS, C.J., ROSS and CARTER, JJ.

OPINION

Opinion by Chief Justice MORRISS.

While in prison, Joshua Lee Burkett wrote threatening letters to various judges throughout the state, including Lauren Parish, judge of the 115th Judicial District Court. Based on his letter to Judge Parish, Burkett was indicted in that very court for the offense of making a terroristic threat1 against her. Burkett pled guilty before a jury and was sentenced to eighty-five years' imprisonment...

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