James Robert Smith v. State

Opinion filed January 20, 2017 In The Eleventh Court of Appeals __________ No. 11-14-00251-CR __________ JAMES ROBERT SMITH, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 132nd District Court Scurry County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 9972 MEMORANDUM OPINION The grand jury indicted James Robert Smith for the murder of his daughter, Mattie Jana-Nicole Smith, and he pleaded not guilty. After a trial, the jury convicted him of that offense.1 The jury then assessed punishment at confinement for ninety- nine years and a fine of $10,000, and the trial court sentenced him accordingly.…