Legal Opinion

Wesley Joel Smith v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided November 30, 2010No. 14-09-00030-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed as Modified and Memorandum Opinion filed November 30, 2010.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 14-09-00030-CR

Wesley Joel Smith, Appellant

V

The State of Texas, Appellee

On Appeal from the Criminal District Court

Jefferson County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 97384

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant Wesley Joel Smith appeals after a jury convicted him of murder for the death of Tonia Porras. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.02(b)(1) (Vernon 2003). Appellant was sentenced to imprisonment for 55 years and assessed a $10,000 fine. We modify the judgment and affirm the judgment of conviction as…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  5. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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