BYRD v. STATE

No. 14-04-00883-CR.

192 S.W.3d 69 (2006)

James Lee BYRD, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Discretionary Review Refused July 26, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emily Munoz-DeToTo, Houston, for appellants

William J. Delmore III, Houston, for The State.

Panel consists of Chief Justice HEDGES and Justices ANDERSON and FROST.


MAJORITY OPINION

JOHN S. ANDERSON, Justice.

Appellant, James Lee Byrd, pled guilty to the murder of Brenida Johnson, and the jury assessed punishment at ninety-nine years' confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. In two issues, appellant alleges the trial court erred in (1) admitting unfairly prejudicial medical records of the victim and (2) giving an ambiguous jury instruction on parole eligibility. We affirm.

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