Cornelius Watson v. the State of Texas

Opinion issued July 9, 2024 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-23-00172-CR ——————————— CORNELIUS WATSON, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 230th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 1716994 MEMORANDUM OPINION A jury convicted appellant Cornelius Watson of the first-degree felony offense of murder.1 After Watson pleaded true to the allegations in two enhancement paragraphs, the jury assessed his punishment at eighty years’ confinement. 1 See TEX. PENAL CODE § 19.02(b)(1)–(2). In his sole issue on appeal,…