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BENTON v. STATE

No. 06-10-00063-CR.

336 S.W.3d 355 (2011)

Courtney BENTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Decided February 4, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WM. M. House, Jr. , Palestine, for appellant.

Donna G. Kaspar , Dist. Atty., Crockett, for appellee.

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

OPINION

Opinion by Chief Justice MORRISS.

In the process of pleading guilty to murder,1 Courtney Benton confessed that, in the early morning hours of September 17, 2008, he shot and killed Steven McCullough in Houston County.2 Benton elected to have the jury assess his punishment.3 Benton appeals on the sole basis that the admission of certain juvenile court judgments...

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