Mitchell v. State

OPINION

Appellant was a juvenile at the time of the commission of the instant offense. He was indicted and tried for murder. He was convicted by a jury of murder, after being certified to stand trial as an adult, and the jury assessed punishment at life confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division and a fine of $10,000. In this appeal, appellant brings five points of error to this court. We reverse and remand for a new punishment hearing.

Although neither legal nor factual sufficiency of the evidence is challenged, a brief summary of the facts is helpful to…