Miguel Bygoytia v. State

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS MIGUEL BYGOYTIA, § No. 08-17-00226-CR Appellant, § Appeal from the v. § 168th District Court THE STATE OF TEXAS, § of El Paso County, Texas Appellee. § (TC# 20140D05522) MEMORANDUM OPINION A jury found Appellant, Miguel Bygoytia, guilty of the offense of murder1 and assessed his punishment at confinement for life. In two issues, Appellant contends that the trial court, in its charge, erred in instructing the jury that it had to “unanimously acquit [him] of murder before considering [the offense of] manslaughter” and not instructing the…