Rychtarik v. State

Ray Thornton, Justice.

Appellant James Earl Rychtarik was convicted of second-degree murder, for which he received a sentence of ten years’ imprisonment, and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, for which he received a sentence of life imprisonment as a habitual offender. On appeal, we find no error and affirm.

In the early morning hours of July 30, 1995, appellant went to Jeffrey White’s residence to collect money that White owed him for crystal methamphetamine. Appellant was under the influence of drugs at the time. They got into an argument, and appellant fatally shot…