Davidson v. State

REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

Appellant Samantha Davidson brings this appeal from a judgment decreeing that she is guilty of committing the offense of murder, a first degree felony, by knowingly and intentionally causing the death of Richard Grier Luster. After a jury finding of guilt, the trial court assessed punishment of fifteen years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. Based on the following rationale, we affirm the judgment.

The body of Richard Grier Luster was discovered in a caliche pit six miles east of Lubbock during the early morning hours of 8 November 1980. Luster’s death…