Prentis Earl Smith II v. the State of Texas

In The Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana No. 06-21-00087-CR PRENTIS EARL SMITH II, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 276th District Court Marion County, Texas Trial Court No. F14990 Before Morriss, C.J., Stevens and van Cleef, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Stevens MEMORANDUM OPINION A Marion County jury found Prentis Earl Smith II guilty of the murder of Freddy Thomas. Following the jury’s recommendation, the trial court sentenced Smith to seventy-five years’ confinement in prison. On appeal, Smith argues that the trial court erred…