Edwards v. State

OPINION

VANCE, Justice.

A jury convicted Nigel Edwards of murder and assessed his punishment at ninety-nine years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — Institutional Division and a fine of $10,000. The trial court entered a deadly weapon finding in the judgment. Because the trier of fact— the jury — did not make this finding, we hold that the court erred when it did so. Therefore, we affirm the trial court’s judgment on guilt and reform the sentence, deleting the deadly weapon finding.

BACKGROUND

Edwards was indicted for capital murder for an offense committed on August 15,…