Paz v. State

OPINION ON REHEARING

Laura Carter Higley, Justice *782The State charged Appellant, Milton Rolando Paz, with capital murder.1 Appellant pleaded not guilty. The jury found him guilty, and an automatic life sentence was assessed. In three issues on appeal, Appellant argues (1) the trial court abused its discretion by denying his motion to suppress; (2) he suffered egregious harm when the trial court failed to sua sponte include a jury instruction on voluntariness; and (3) the trial court abused its discretion by admitting certain autopsy photographs.

The State filed a motion for rehearing from our…