Sterling Laden Emerson v. State

NUMBERS 13-06-222-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

STERLING LADEN EMERSON, Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.

On appeal from the 21st District Court of Bastrop County, Texas

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Yañez, Rodriguez, and Garza

Memorandum Opinion by Justice Garza

Appellant, Sterling Laden Emerson, was indicted for murder. Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 19.02 (Vernon 2003). Without the benefit of a plea agreement, appellant pled guilty to the offense of murder and was sentenced by jury to life imprisonment.

By three issues appellant claims: (1) article…