Joshua Jacob Patterson v. State

Opinion issued June 21, 2016 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-15-00167-CR ——————————— JOSHUA JACOB PATTERSON, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 240th District Court Fort Bend County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 11-DCR-058778 OPINION A jury found Joshua Jacob Patterson guilty of murder and assessed punishment at 50 years’ confinement and a $1,000 fine. In nine issues, Patterson contends that his conviction should be reversed because: (1) under the doctrine of in pari materia, he should have been indicted for engaging in…