Benefield v. State

OPINION

NUCHIA, J.

Brian Daniel Benefield, the appellant, appeals his conviction of murder. We affirm.

A. Facts

The appellant is a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. The appellant hears voices, hallucinates, and believes everybody talks about him. According to him, sometimes he thinks the voices are real, and sometimes he does what the voices tell him to do. The appellant has been suicidal at times.

In 1995, he was hospitalized in the Harris County Psychiatric Center. On September 15, 1995, he was released to live with his father, Clifford Benefield. The appellant continued to receive treatment and…