Lasiter v. State

OPINION

HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.

A jury found Jeffrey Clay Lasiter mentally competent to stand trial, and Lasiter subsequently pled guilty to first degree murder. See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 19.02 (Vernon 2003). The trial court assessed punishment at life imprisonment in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. On appeal, La-siter challenges the jury’s finding that determined him competent to stand trial, and he asserts that several errors occurred during his competency trial. Lasiter also contends that the trial court erred in denying his post-trial motions. We…