Cody Dewayne Fortman v. the State of Texas

In the Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana No. 06-24-00150-CR CODY DEWAYNE FORTMAN, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 124th District Court Gregg County, Texas Trial Court No. 47199-B Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Rambin MEMORANDUM OPINION Cody Dewayne Fortman was charged with first-degree felony murder. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 19.02(c) (Supp.). Fortman waived his right to a jury trial and entered an open plea of guilty. The trial court assessed Fortman’s punishment at fifty-five years’…