Draper v. State

OPINION

WILLIAM J. BOYCE, Justice.

Appellant Reynaldo Dwayne Draper was indicted for murder. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.02(b) (Vernon 2003). A jury found him guilty as alleged in the indictment, sentenced him to imprisonment for 75 years, and assessed a $10,000 fíne. See id. §§ 12.32; 12.42(c)(1) (Vernon 2003). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Appellant invited several friends to a birthday party in his honor at a local bar. After the bar closed and the party ended, appellant and his friends stayed behind to talk in the parking lot. The complainant, who was not a part of appellant’s group, stood nearby.…