Clark v. State

Tom Glaze, Justice.

On May 2, 1995, the appellant, Donald Lloyd Clark, was arrested for some burglaries and thefts committed in Dallas County. At the time of his arrest, Clark expressed relief to law enforcement officers at being caught because he was suffering from an addiction to crystal methamphetamine. He claimed his addiction cost him $300 a day, and he committed crimes to underwrite those costs. After his arrest, law enforcement authorities from three or four other counties met in Dallas County to determine whether Clark had any information concerning burglaries committed in their…