Jett v. State

OPINION

Opinion by: STEVEN C. HILBIG, Justice.

Richard Jett was convicted of murder and sentenced to ninety-nine years in prison. Jett appeals the judgment, complaining the evidence is factually insufficient to support the jury’s verdict and the trial court erred by conducting voir dire while he was absent from the courtroom, compelling his presence before the jury during trial, and admitting autopsy photographs of the victim. We affirm the judgment.

Factual BackgRound

On Wednesday, June 14, 2006, Arthur Daniels discovered the body of his father, Homer Daniels, at Homer’s residence. Arthur called…