Justin Clayton Goldthrite v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
• Decided: April 20, 2026
• Docket: 06-25-00134-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

In the Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

No. 06-25-00134-CR

JUSTIN CLAYTON GOLDTHRITE, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 124th District Court Gregg County, Texas Trial Court No. 53,859-B

Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Stevens MEMORANDUM OPINION

Justin Clayton Goldthrite was indicted for and pled guilty to the offense of retaliation.1

See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 36.06(c) (Supp.). Goldthrite appeals his conviction, arguing that

the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial because the State failed to comply with

Articles 39.14 and 38.371 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. See TEX. CODE CRIM.

PROC. ANN. arts. 38.371, 39.14 (Supp.).

Via a single consolidated brief, Goldthrite challenges the denial of his motion for new

trial. We address Goldthrite’s argument in detail in our opinion addressing his appeal in

appellate cause number 06-25-00133-CR, and we apply the same legal standard and analysis

here as we did in the companion case.

We determine that the trial court did not err in denying the motion for new trial.

We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Scott E. Stevens Chief Justice

Date Submitted: April 7, 2026 Date Decided: April 20, 2026

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1 In companion appellate cause number 06-25-00133-CR, Goldthrite challenges his conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.02(a)(2). In companion appellate cause number 06-25- 00135-CR, Goldthrite challenges his conviction for a second count of the offense of retaliation. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 36.06(c). 2