Urbano v. State

OPINION

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appellant, Gilbert Urbano, Jr., was found guilty of the capital offense of murder for remuneration or the promise thereof. See Tex.Penal Code § 19.03(a)(3). At the punishment stage of appellant’s trial, the jury answered affirmatively the special issues required by Article 37.071(b) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, and appellant was sentenced to death. Direct appeal to this Court was then automatic under Article 37.071(h). We will now reverse.

Appellant raises nine points of error, including one challenging the sufficiency of the evidence at his trial to prove…