Damian Lamon Murkledove v. State

OPINION

SUE WALKER, Justice.

I. Introduction

A jury convicted Appellant Damian La-mon Murkledove of capital murder, and in accordance with the mandatory sentencing statute, the trial court sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 12.31(a)(2), 19.03(a)(2) (West Supp. 2013). In ten points, he complains of the jury instructions, the trial court’s instructions to the venire panel, the admission of his written statements, and the constitutionality of mandatory life without parole sentencing. We will affirm.

II. Factual and Procedural Background

One…