Samuels v. State

OPINION

BIERY, Justice.

John David Samuels, appellant, was convicted of first-degree murder. The murder victim was his mother, Ophelia Samuels. The jury found that Samuels used a deadly weapon, an automobile, during the commission of the offense. The jury sentenced Samuels to a maximum term of 99 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. We affirm the judgment of conviction.

On appeal, Samuels asserts that the trial court erred in holding the evidence to be sufficient to sustain the jury’s guilty verdict. The State sought to prove that Sam-uels committed murder under Section 19.-02(a)(2) of…