Michael Highfill v. State

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-00-00126-CR Michael Highfill, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 390TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 0983143, HONORABLE JULIE H. KOCUREK, JUDGE PRESIDING A jury found appellant Michael Highfill guilty of capital murder. See

Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a)(2) (West 1994). The State did not seek the death penalty and the district court assessed punishment at imprisonment for life. See

id.

§ 12.31(a) (West 1994); Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 37.071, § 1 (West Supp. 2001). Appellant contends the…