Courtney Chelle Rice v. the State of Texas

Opinion filed August 10, 2023 In The Eleventh Court of Appeals __________ No. 11-22-00032-CR __________ COURTNEY CHELLE RICE, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 70th District Court Ector County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. A-19-1495-CR MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant, Courtney Chelle Rice, was charged by indictment with the first- degree felony offense of murder of Jose Hernandez. TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 19.02(b)(1), (b)(2), (c) (West 2019). The jury found Appellant not guilty of the offense of murder but convicted her of the lesser-included offense of manslaughter. See…