Childs v. State

OPINION

D. CAMILLE HUTSON-DUNN, Justice (Assigned).

Tommy Maverick Childs, appellant, was certified to stand trial as an adult and was convicted of capital murder in the robbery-slaying of a cab driver. Because he was a juvenile at the time of the offense, his punishment was automatically assessed at life in prison. In nine points of error he contends the trial court erred in not suppressing his second and third statements, questions the sufficiency of the evidence and argues the jury should have been instructed on the lesser included offense of murder. We affirm.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

In his third…