Donald R. Simmons v. State

COURT OF APPEALS

SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH

NOS. 2-05-172-CR

2-05-173-CR

DONALD R. SIMMONS APPELLANT

V

THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE

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FROM THE 371ST DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY

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MEMORANDUM OPINION[1]

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This is a murder-for-hire case. Gunmen shot and wounded Sonny Alaniz and killed Benito Sanchez outside Sanchez=s apartment. A jury convicted Appellant Donald R. Simmons for capital murder and attempted capital murder for hiring the gunmen to kill Alaniz. Appellant received an automatic life sentence for Sanchez=s death, and the jury sentenced him to seventy years=…