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Jury convicts Tracy Marie Samuel of murder; sentences her to 30 years in Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Summary
A Jefferson County jury found Tracy Marie Samuel guilty of murder. After a punishment-phase hearing that included victim-impact testimony and mitigation, the jury assessed a 30-year prison term; the judge imposed a 30-year sentence and remanded Samuel to county custody for transport to TDCJ.
A Jefferson County jury found defendant Tracy Marie Samuel guilty of murder and in a subsequent punishment phase assessed a 30-year term in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice with no fine. The judge accepted the jury’s punishment verdict and sentenced Samuel to 30 years, to be served in the institutional division; she was remanded to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department pending transfer to TDCJ.
The verdict: After closing arguments, the jury returned a unanimous verdict that the defendant was guilty of murder as charged in the indictment (Cause No. 23, DCCR 1793). The trial record shows the foreperson confirmed the verdict was unanimous and handed the verdict to the bailiff.
Punishment phase and testimony: During the punishment phase, the state called Marilyn Renee Lewis,…
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