Jones v. State

OPINION

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of murder. The jury assessed his punishment at confinement for life in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. In this appeal, appellant raises six points, complaining of the court’s charge to the jury, the failure of the trial court to admit an extra-judicial statement of appellant into evidence, and the trial court’s admission at trial of the victim’s impact testimony over appellant’s objection. We affirm.

Factual Background

Although appellant does not lodge either a legal or factual insufficiency of evidence…