Tarlton told Lofton that appellant was hysterical and just hung up. Lofton testified that Tarlton told her that she had made up the story about appellant manipulating her and that she was going to lie about appellant in order to get a twenty-year sentence. The State did not seek the death penalty for the capital murder, and the district court sentenced appellant to life imprisonment. The requisites of an indictment now stem from statutory law alone. Celeste Beard Johnson (born February 13, 1963), . It was undisputed that Tarlton was arrested for assaulting Breaux, but the charge was later dismissed. We hold that the trial court's perjury admonishment did not violate appellant's due process rights because it had no effect on Lofton's trial testimony. Lofton admitted receiving $200 from appellant during the summer of 2002, about one year before appellant's trial began. It . Appellant promised to do so. The children asserted that appellant was responsible for Beard's death and sought a temporary injunction to prevent appellant from wasting the assets of Beard's estate. Celeste met Tracey when they were both patients at St David's, a top psychiatric hospital in Austin, where they struck up a close friendship that eventually led to an affair - something which Celeste denies. Coscia removed a large portion of Beard's colon and created an ileostomy. That said, this was not justice, the real killer of this man will hit the streets in ten years, not a comforting thought and not justice. Evid. 'But I am not a murderer, and I know deep down inside that they know that I did not participate and I hope some day that they will forgive me.'. It is reasonable in such a case to require the State to identify the alleged payor and payee in the indictment. Several witnesses saw no problems in Johnson and Beard's marriage, and DeGuerin alleged that Johnson's daughters lied on the witness stand because they would inherit less money if their mother was acquitted. Petty had examined Beard's medical records and the autopsy report prepared by Dr. Bayardo. Kristina's boyfriend testified that he found the letter in a file saved on the Beard family computer. Breaux testified outside the jury's presence that on September 16, 1998, he was standing in front of a convenience store waiting for a bus when Tarlton stopped and offered him a ride in her car, which he accepted. As his condition gradually improved, he was moved to a regular hospital room and then to a rehabilitation center. Tarlton called appellant in June 2000 after not hearing from her for three weeks. The State argues that if appellant had raised the issue earlier, the punishment phase of trial might have been unnecessary, thus saving judicial resources. Id. Appellant told Tarlton that she dreaded the trip and feared that Beard's emotional abuse would cause her to kill herself while on the trip. 8. The spreadsheets were introduced pursuant to evidence rule 1006, which provides that the contents of voluminous writings, otherwise admissible, that cannot conveniently be examined in court may be presented in the form of a chart or summary. In a criminal case, the party against whom the testimony is offered must have had an opportunity and similar motive to develop the testimony by direct, cross, or redirect examination at the prior hearing. Points of error twenty-nine through thirty-five are overruled. (attempts to suppress or fabricate evidence admissible as indicating consciousness of guilt). Evid. amends. The exact nature of the two womens relationship is unclear, but according to Snapped, they spent a lot of time together and Tarlton harbored romantic feelings. Evid. At the same time, a trial court has discretion with respect to the extent of cross-examination and the admission of evidence generally, and its decision will not be disturbed absent a clear abuse of discretion. Tarlton testified that she entered St. David's Pavilion in February 1999 for treatment of a bipolar disorder. The jury assessed life imprisonment and a $10,000 fine for the injury to an elderly person. During October 1999 through January 2000, the four months following the shooting, appellant ran up expenses of more than $700,000 which were presented to the trustee of Beard's trust for payment. 7.02(a)(2). That's all I want. Millholland testified that Tarlton was difficult to work with because she was untruthful at counseling sessions. Shortly before Beard's discharge, appellant told Tarlton that she was not going to hire home health care workers because she intended to reinfect Beard's wound. Ann. Beard was a man of considerable wealth, and the family lived in an expensive subdivision in a home Beard commissioned following his marriage to appellant. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. Appellant argues that the amended indictment remained defective because it did not name the person providing the remuneration or the person receiving the remuneration: The amendment did not clarify whether money was to be paid by or to Appellant. The inferential requirements of article I, section 10 of the Texas Constitution were abolished by the adoption of article V, section 12(b), which provides that the practice and procedures relating to indictments, including amendment, are as provided by law. Studer v. State, 799 S.W.2d 263, 272 (Tex.Crim.App.1990). Point of error twenty-five is overruled. What are the similarities and differences between a theory and a hypothesis? Furthermore, and contrary to the specific complaints made in appellant's brief, the trial court did not deny her the opportunity to cross-examine Tarlton regarding her relationship with Ray as it related to her admission to St. David's. Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784, 787, 89 S.Ct. 7.03 (West 2003). Point of error twenty-eight is overruled. See Tex.Code Crim. 39.01, .02 (West Supp.2005), art. But if she still refuses to admit her guilt it is likely she will spend the rest of her life behind bars. This payment constituted one-half of the promised marital payment and also satisfied Beard's obligation to appellant should they divorce. State v. Roberts, 940 S.W.2d 655, 660 (Tex.Crim.App.1996). But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. art. And because both convictions arise out of the same trial, enforcement of the usual rules of procedural default would serve no legitimate state interest. In this way, she caused Beard to pass out, leaving her free to spend nights away from the house. at 735. By this cross-examination and through the testimony of the defense experts mentioned above, appellant was able to show that in late 1998 and early 1999 Tarlton was clinically depressed, suicidal, and delusional. It is the latter protection that is asserted here. 2056, 23 L.Ed.2d 707 (1969). We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Kristina testified that appellant was not at home when her boyfriend left and she went to bed. Appellant urges that the trial court erred by admitting evidence she deems to be irrelevant, unfairly prejudicial, and/or improper character-conformity evidence. Beard made plans to spend three weeks in Europe with appellant in October 1999. 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Tracey spent 10 years in prison and is now spending the remaining 12 years of her sentence on parole. 19.03(a)(3), 22.04(a)(1) (West Supp.2005). In a factual sufficiency review, all the evidence is considered equally, including the testimony of defense witnesses and the existence of alternative hypotheses. V, XIV; Tex. Celeste established a plan; a disguised Tracey would enter the house and shoot Stephen as he slept, and Celeste would get rid of the shotgun cartridge. If a criminal episode is prosecuted under both this section and another section of this code and sentences are assessed for convictions under both sections, the sentences shall run concurrently. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Aggravated perjury. The court told Lofton that with her record, she could receive twenty years in prison if she testified untruthfully. Not before the jury., After Lofton was returned and sworn, and after the jury was seated, the court instructed defense counsel to call his next witness. Katina Lofton was called as a defense witness to testify regarding statements Tarlton made to her while both women were incarcerated in the county jail. This distinguishes this cause from Wheatfall, where there was no testimony to support the purported summaries. We also find no merit in appellant's complaint that the amendment of the indictment denied her the constitutional right to a grand jury indictment. The trust holding the bulk of Beard's assets was managed by a Dallas bank. Point of error twenty is overruled. Tex.R. The State did not amend the indictment to allege a new or different offense. Applying the relevant standards of review, we find that the evidence is legally and factually sufficient to support a finding beyond a reasonable doubt that Tarlton murdered Beard for remuneration. Beard also had numerous risk factors that increased the seriousness of the infection: he was obese, alcoholic, diabetic, and suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Tex.R. I don't care what the truth is.. The letter says that appellant befriended Tarlton because she had suffered similar trauma issues, and that she had made it clear to Tarlton that their friendship was nothing more than that. The letter laments that [b]y the time we all started to see the signs of Tracey being obsessed with Celeste it was obviously too late. The letter concludes by saying that appellant trusted someone who is crazy and feels tremendous guilt over the entire situation even though Steven has told her not to give it another thought. The letter pleads with Copelin to treat appellant fairly in his stories. In one of Lofton's letters to appellant, she told her there is no limit to what I wouldn't do for you. Lofton asked appellant for several favors, including money, support letters for her parole hearing, and legal assistance. We are not persuaded by this argument. Contrary to the State's argument, defense counsel's objection that the court was intimidating Lofton was sufficient to preserve this contention for appeal. Each spreadsheet has a column for each of the eleven cell phone numbers for which there were billing records. Appellant argues that even though Lofton testified, her due process rights were violated because the court ordered Lofton to testify and because the court's admonishments might have caused Lofton to shade her testimony or withhold testimony favorable to appellant. After examining Beard, the doctor ordered him readmitted. Of the other numbers billed to Beard, four are identified as belonging to appellant, two are linked to Kristina, and two are shown to be Jennifer's. 402, 403. Point of error thirty-six is overruled. But if Celeste goes free, Steven Beards will calls for the girls to get significantly less. Here we go again! Only Celeste failed to do so, and a police ballistics team traced the cartridge back to Tracey and she was arrested. She saw the lights of the emergency vehicles that had responded to Beard's call for help following the shooting. To the contrary, Lofton took the stand later that day. They then drove around drinking the beer. She had the limousine stop in a shopping center owned by Beard, entered one of the stores, and told the employees that she was now the owner and they could kiss her ass like they kissed Steve's ass.. All rights reserved. Tracy was an ignorant pawn in her game. Tarlton testified that appellant spent the night at Tarlton's house several times a week. She said that if Beard did not die immediately, she would wait for him to bleed to death before calling the police. After the record was filed, appellant filed the brief raising the points we address in this opinion. The billing records reflect that two of the cell phone numbers were billed to Tarlton. Griffin, 614 S.W.2d at 159 (citing Jackson, 443 U.S. at 318-19, 99 S.Ct. Appellant contends that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to sustain the guilty verdicts, and that the two convictions constitute double jeopardy. After the shooting, appellant secretly remained in contact with Tarlton and attempted to keep Tarlton's name out of the investigation. Id. There is no question that appellant's civil deposition was not taken in compliance with chapter 39. See Tex.R.App. V, XIV; Tex. These records documented thousands of calls made between May 1999 and July 2000. While this testimony may have been marginally relevant, it nevertheless had a strong potential to impress the jury in an irrational, emotional way. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Appellant, Kristina, Jennifer, Grimm, and Doose rode together in a limousine on the day of Beard's funeral. In a legal sufficiency review, all the evidence is reviewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, and it is assumed that the trier of fact resolved conflicts in the testimony, weighed the evidence, and drew reasonable inferences in a manner that supports the verdict. Millholland also testified that after appellant and Tarlton were given separate rooms at Timberlawn, Tarlton told her that this problem would be solved if certain people met with untimely deaths. Miller testified that Tarlton was suffering from bipolar disorder and had a delusional belief that Beard was the bad guy who was pulling Celeste away from her and making trouble in Tracey's life. Brown testified that his review of the medical records led him to conclude that Tarlton had a pathological obsessive attachment to appellant. 5. Tarlton knew that Beard was a wealthy man, and the jury could reasonably infer that she knew that appellant was the primary beneficiary under Beard's will. Because he found no indication that the shotgun wounds were infected, Petty also believed that the infection began in the groin area and was unrelated to the wounds Beard suffered on October 2. Without knowing this, Tarlton gave the shotgun to the police when they came to her house to question her. When Tarlton got there, she saw Beard unconscious at the dining room table. The focus is on the actor's intent or state of mind: did she kill in the expectation of receiving some financial benefit or compensation? Stay up-to-date with how the law affects your life. 1995), vacated on other grounds, 940 S.W.2d 655, 660 (Tex.Crim.App.1996).7 Appellant contends that the deposition she gave in the civil suit was inadmissible under rule 804(b)(1) because it was not taken in compliance with the requirements of chapter 39. Id. In that case, the State introduced a purported summary of the defendant's violent criminal history for which there was no supporting documentation. Breaux got out of the car and, as he walked toward the store, Tarlton struck him with her car, leaving him with a deep thigh bruise but no serious injury. Tarlton drove to the Beard residence shortly after 2:00 a.m. that night. We also find nothing in the record to support her claim that the State was permitted to question Martinez about the specific factual basis for the divorce. Finding no support for the contentions made, we overrule point of error nineteen. TRUE CRIME - CURRENT TRIALS, OLD or COLD CASES. Appellant met them there and told them that Beard did not wish to see them. But despite the evidence against her, including testimonies from her own daughters who recalled how she manipulated them, Beard continues to protest her innocence. Tarlton told Lofton that she loved appellant but appellant did not love her, and that appellant wasn't going to live happily ever after while she rot[s] in jail.. There, she met Tracey Tarlton, who was another female patient. She made a deal with the prosecution in exchange for her damning testimony against Celeste. On October 4, Knight and Wines went to the hospital to speak to Beard. Appellant called three experts to testify regarding Tarlton's mental status: Susan Millholland, a counselor who conducted individual therapy sessions with Tarlton while she was at Timberlawn in March 1999; Dr. Howard Miller, a psychiatrist who was Tarlton's attending physician at Timberlawn; and Dr. Jerome Brown, a clinical psychologist who had studied Tarlton's medical records dating from September 1998 but had never treated her. As filed in March 2002, count one of the indictment alleged without elaboration that appellant murdered Beard for remuneration. In October 2002, appellant moved to quash the indictment because [n]either the remuneration nor the remunerator is identified and because it did not identify what remuneration Defendant was supposed to have received from the unnamed remunerator.2 In a letter to the parties dated November 27, 2002, the trial court stated that the court is going to require the state to plead facts, acts or conduct that constitute solicitation and remuneration. The letter went on to state that the court would sign an order quashing the indictment on December 20. After a staff member saw Tarlton giving appellant a massage, Tarlton was moved to a separate room. She encouraged one of her daughters to spend the night of the shooting at the Beard lake house, and she took the dog that always slept with Beard to the lake house that night. TermsPrivacyDisclaimerCookiesDo Not Sell My Information, Begin typing to search, use arrow keys to navigate, use enter to select, Stay up-to-date with FindLaw's newsletter for legal professionals. Evid. Appellant told Tarlton that Beard was responsible for their separation. Appellant knew that Tarlton had once hunted and continued to shoot skeet, and that she owned a shotgun. In addition to asserting that the exhibit was inadmissible under rules 403 and 404(b), appellant urges that the letter was hearsay and not properly authenticated. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. Evid. This Court has written that it is not inherently improper for a trial judge to advise a prospective witness of the penalties for perjury. Beard was released from HealthSouth on January 18, 2000. An indictment may not be amended over the defendant's objection, however, if the amended indictment would allege an additional or different offense or if the substantial rights of the defendant would be prejudiced. Ann. He was wealthy and was a member of the Austin Country Club where she worked as a waitress. The trial court's admission of exhibits 179 through 184 has not been shown to be an abuse of discretion. Later that night, appellant came to Tarlton's residence and told Tarlton to park in a different location in order to avoid being seen by neighbors. A jury found appellant Celeste Beard Johnson guilty of capital murder and injury to an elderly individual. Dr. Terry Satterwhite, an infectious disease expert called by the defense, testified that he had examined Beard's medical records from the time of the shooting. Beard's condition deteriorated at the hospital, and he died on January 22, 2000. The anomaly identified by appellant goes to the accuracy of the billing records themselves-an issue that is not before us-rather than to the accuracy of the spreadsheet summaries of the billing records. Thats why I think she got breast cancer, I feel like that was her karma.'. I, 10. The requirement of authentication or identification as a condition precedent to admissibility is satisfied by evidence sufficient to support a finding that the matter in question is what its proponent claims. The court of criminal appeals vacated the judgment of the court of appeals on the ground that the State was not entitled to appeal the order excluding the deposition. Although relevant evidence is generally admissible, it may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice. Celeste says that if shes convicted, the twins would get a share of her inheritance an estimated $2 million each. She also revoked the consent she had previously given to search the Beard house. Proc. State v. Medrano, 67 S.W.3d 892, 901 (Tex.Crim.App.2002). Appellant told Tarlton that she had arranged for Jennifer to be away from the house that night, but that appellant and Kristina would be at home and in another bedroom. Johnson met Steve Beard, a 68-year-old retired TV executive, while working as a waitress at a country club in Austin, Texas in 1995. But this argument has no merit because appellant's objection came before the punishment phase began. We have compared this statement to Lofton's trial testimony, and find no material differences. We are not referred to any place in the record where the trial court ordered Lofton to testify, nor do we find any other indication in the record that Lofton's decision to testify was involuntary. Delaware v. Van Arsdall, 475 U.S. 673, 678-79, 106 S.Ct. 801(e)(2)(A) (admission by party-opponent). Assuming that such proof was necessary, we find that the evidence is legally and factually sufficient to supply it. Tex.R. They arrived at the Beard house at about 11:00 p.m. Grimm often spent the night at the Beard house with appellant's knowledge and permission, but appellant had told him earlier that he could not stay that night. P. 44.2(b). He took the knife from her and she began to curse him. 802, 901. I am not sure what Celeste's real role in this was, but I can say from what I saw on TV , this women got an unfair trial! Point of error eighteen is overruled. Tarlton testified that she met appellant at the Beard residence on the afternoon of Friday, October 1, to plan the shooting. Tarlton was arrested a few days after the shooting and released on bail. no, no, no. Satterwhite believed that the strep entered Beard's body through the groin infection, and that Beard's death was not related to the shotgun wound. Pen.Code Ann. See Tex. But the cause now before us is not a murder for hire case. See Gonzalez, 8 S.W.3d at 641 n. 4. 39.01-.14 (West 2005 & Supp.2005). The State did not seek the death penalty for the capital murder, and the district court sentenced appellant to life imprisonment. Contrary to appellant's argument, the identification of the various telephone numbers with a particular person in the spreadsheets was not merely the State's interpretation of the billing records. She gave him money to purchase a six-pack of beer at the convenience store. 351. Lofton testified that during their jail conversations, Tarlton never told her that appellant had asked her to shoot Beard. Having overruled all of appellant's points of error, we affirm the judgments of conviction. ref'd). Instead, appellant was accused of murder for remuneration in its broader sense: the killing of another person in order to receive, or for the purpose of receiving, some benefit or compensation. This statement, which is the subject of appellant's next point of error, appears in the record as court's exhibit fifteen. Const. Steven and Celeste met when she started working as a waitress at the Austin Country Club in Texas in 1993. See Wright v. State, 178 S.W.3d 905, 917 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] Pen.Code Ann. amends. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Tex.R. Ninety-four calls totaling 389 minutes were made between these phones from October 2, 1999, through January 26, 2000. . Doose and Grimm testified that they, together with Kristina and Jennifer, were present when appellant had an emotional breakdown about two weeks after Beard died. 1995 Johnson married twice more before meeting Steven Beard while she was a waitress at a country club in Austin, Texas. Consistent with this testimony, the spreadsheets show no activity for this phone number until January 2000. If money was to be paid by Appellant, it did not clarify who was to receive it. Instead, Tarlton told Lofton that she shot Beard because he never cared for her. 1 Did Celeste Beard daughters inherit money? Montgomery v. State, 810 S.W.2d 372, 390 (Tex.Crim.App.1991) (op. Beard's wife of forty-two years, who was seriously ill when he met appellant, died in October of that year. Alex also likes building, but otherwise prefers exploring and hunting. Evidence that appellant made a sexual advance toward Goodson, urges the State, tended to corroborate Tarlton's description of her relationship with appellant as one of mutual sexual attraction. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. on reh'g). This statute plainly authorizes multiple punishments when a defendant's conduct violates both section 22.04 and another penal code section. See U.S. Const. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". 901(a). We now turn to appellant's further contention that even when Tarlton's accomplice testimony is considered, the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to sustain the capital murder conviction. Celeste's conviction gave the kids a piece of their mother's inheritance an estimated $2 million because they were specifically listed in Steven's will, alongside his daughters from his first marriage. And I just felt real bad for her, and from what I knew, he was a terrible man and he wouldn't let her up.. It follows that the amended indictment was not objectionable for failing to name the person who was to pay the alleged remuneration. They agreed to keep Megan with them at the lake house that night. But Celeste vehemently denies any relationship: 'It wasnt like that. Ann. To the contrary, it is clear from the record that the court would have quashed the indictment had the State not amended it. Suddenly, Celeste had it all: a Texas mansion, plenty of money, and a stable life for her two daughters. "It's not right that I'm spending the rest of my life in prison, and there is no evidence against me. Tarlton testified, [H]er portrayal of what was going on was that she felt trapped by this man who was slowly killing her, slowly or quickly killing her, that she couldn't get out from under him psychologically or emotionally. Tarlton said she believed everything appellant told her about Beard. In a prosecution in which an actor's criminal responsibility is based on the conduct of another, the actor may be convicted on proof of commission of the offense and that she was a party to its commission. Appellant during the summer of 2002, count one of the eleven cell phone numbers which! 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