Wyatt Ellis Busby v. the State of Texas ( 2023 )

Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion and Memorandum Concurring Opinion
filed December 12, 2023.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
NO. 14-22-00052-CR
WYATT ELLIS BUSBY, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 184th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1535843
MEMORANDUM CONCURRING OPINION
I concur in the judgment and join the opinion. I write separately only to point
out that the trial court did not follow the procedure set out in the Code of Criminal
Procedure regarding incompetency to stand trial. Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art.
46B.005. While that is error, such complaint was not preserved for appellate review
See Tex. R. App. P. 33.1(a)(1); Trotti v. State, No. 14-21-00536-CR, 2023 WL
5208815, at *8–9 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 15, 2023, pet. filed)
(Spain, J., dissenting) (discussing competency determinations and structural error).
/s/ Charles A. Spain
Justice
Panel consists of Chief Justice Christopher and Justices Spain and Hassan
(Christopher, C.J., majority).
Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).
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