Jackson v. State

BENHAM, Justice.

Appellant Jamón Jackson was convicted and sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years for fatally shooting his girlfriend Ashley Cierra White and burning her body inside her vehicle to conceal her death.1

*6861. The record on appeal shows as follows. On Tuesday, August 9, 2005, appellant and the victim were driving around in the victim’s silver Honda Civic. Sometime after 11:00 p.m., they picked up appellant’s friend Darnell Amaker, and the three continued to ride around the Campbellton Road area. While near a stop sign, appellant and the victim started to argue. Amaker testified that…