Smith v. State

158 S.W.3d 463 (2005)

Rodney Camile SMITH, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas.

No. 0755-04.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

February 2, 2005.

Stephen Christopher Taylor, Humble, for Appellant.

Jeffrey L. Van Horn, First Asst. State Atty., Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for State.

OPINION

KELLER, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which PRICE, WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

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