Lori Elsie Cooper v. State

Opinion issued October 19, 2006

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

NO. 01–05–00764–CR

LORI ELISE COOPER, Appellant

V

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 179th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 1016264

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant, Lori Elise Cooper, was charged by indictment with capital murder, to which she pleaded not guilty. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 19.03 (Vernon Supp. 2005). A jury found appellant guilty of the lesser-included offense of murder and assessed punishment at 60 years’ confinement. See id. § 19.02 (Vernon 2003).

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