Smith v. State

OPINION

OLIVER-PARROTT, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. Appellant, Richard Edwin Smith, a juvenile, was certified to stand trial as an adult. A jury found appellant guilty, and assessed punishment at 99-years confinement and a fine of $10,000. We affirm.

Background

On November 20, 1989, the body of Katrina Stonecipher was discovered in an open field in Pasadena, Texas. The next day, at approximately 12:00 p.m., as part of the investigation into the death of Stonecipher, two officers with the Pasadena police department, James Baird and R.J. Johnston, met appellant at…