Dale Erwin Arldt v. State

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-13-00298-CR Dale Erwin Arldt, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BASTROP COUNTY, 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 14,823, HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER DARROW DUGGAN, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION Dale Erwin Arldt was charged with criminal solicitation. See Tex. Penal Code § 15.03(a). Specifically, he was charged with hiring someone to kill his wife, Wendy Arldt,1 and her presumed boyfriend, Steven Maass. After a trial, the jury found Dale guilty and imposed a sentence of 40 years’ confinement. See id. §§…