Amanda Sykes v. State

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-02-00783-CR Amanda Sykes, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BASTROP COUNTY, 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 10,156, HONORABLE TERRY L. FLENNIKEN, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant, Amanda Sykes, confessed to shooting her husband, Lee Sykes, accidentally. After a trial to a jury, she was convicted of murder and sentenced to prison for seventy-five years and fined $10,000. On appeal, she says her conviction is void because the public officials responsible for investigating and prosecuting her case…