Crayton v. State

OPINION

Opinion by Justice Moseley

Tony Dewayne Crayton waived his right to a jury trial and ^entered a plea of not guilty at his bench trial. The trial court found Crayton guilty and sentenced him to fifty years’ imprisonment. On appeal, Crayton maintains that the trial court erred (1) when it took judicial notice of its own file and reviewed a competency evaluation during its deliberations, and (2) when it denied his motions to suppress evidence. For the reasons below, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

I. Background

After a 9-1-1 emergency operator received a call October 22, 2013, from…