Dekameron Matlock v. the State of Texas

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-19-00407-CR Dekameron Matlock, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE 450TH DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY NO. D-1-DC-18-204941, THE HONORABLE BOB PERKINS, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION A jury convicted Dekameron “Jamal” Matlock of assault family violence, second offense, and assessed his punishment as eighteen years of confinement with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and a $2,000 fine. Matlock now appeals the judgment of conviction, arguing that the district court abused its discretion when it admitted police…