John Richard Helton v. State

NO. 07-02-0246-CR IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT AMARILLO PANEL C JULY 1, 2003 ______________________________ JOHN HELTON, APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE _________________________________ FROM THE 181ST DISTRICT COURT OF RANDALL COUNTY; NO. 13,970-B; HONORABLE JOHN B. BOARD, JUDGE _______________________________ Before JOHNSON, C.J., and QUINN and REAVIS, JJ. OPINION Following appellant John Helton’s plea of not guilty in a bench trial, the trial court found him guilty of the offense of injury to a child and sentenced him to life in prison. By this…