Benton v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice MORRISS.

In the process of pleading guilty to murder, 1 Courtney Benton confessed that, in the early morning hours of September 17, 2008, he shot and killed Steven McCullough in Houston County. 2 Benton elected to have the jury assess his punishment. 3 Benton appeals on the sole basis that the admission of certain juvenile court judgments was improper because the State did not provide evidence that he was the person reflected in those judgments. Because there was ample evidence that Benton was the person named in those judgments, we affirm the judgment of the…