Joshua Powell v. the State of Texas

NUMBER 13-22-00440-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG JOSHUA POWELL, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee. On appeal from the 347th District Court of Nueces County, Texas. MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Tijerina, Silva, and Peña Memorandum Opinion by Justice Silva Appellant Joshua Powell was charged with attempted capital murder, a first-degree felony. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. §§ 19.03, 12.31, 12.32(a), 15.01(d). Powell pleaded guilty pursuant to an open plea, and following a jury trial on punishment, a jury assessed life imprisonment. By a…