Benjamin Paul Teal v. the State of Texas

In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-24-00416-CR ___________________________ BENJAMIN PAUL TEAL, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS On Appeal from the 362nd District Court Denton County, Texas Trial Court No. F23-2399-362 Before Kerr, Birdwell, and Wallach, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Birdwell MEMORANDUM OPINION I. Introduction A jury found Appellant Benjamin Paul Teal guilty of capital murder, see

Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a), and the trial court sentenced him to incarceration for life without parole, see

id.

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