Stuart Simonton v. the State of Texas

Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed August 27, 2024. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-23-00362-CR STUART SIMONTON, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 174th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1647461 MEMORANDUM OPINION A jury found Appellant Stuart Simonton guilty of first-degree murder and assessed punishment at 38 years’ confinement. Appellant appeals and, in four issues, challenges certain evidentiary rulings and the trial court’s failure to grant a mistrial following the State’s closing argument. For the reasons below, we affirm.…