Rodney Eugene Smith v. State

Affirmed and Opinion Filed January 31, 2017 S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-15-01191-CR RODNEY EUGENE SMITH, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 194th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F-1475894-M MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Bridges, Evans, and Whitehill Opinion by Justice Whitehill A jury convicted appellant Rodney Eugene Smith of murder and assessed punishment at life imprisonment and a $1,000 fine. Appellant argues in three issues that (i) the trial judge was not impartial, (ii) the State…