Brandon Cornett v. State

OPINION

EVELYN V. KEYES, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant, Brandon Cornett, of the first-degree felony offense of murder, and, after it rejected his claim of sudden passion, it assessed punishment at forty-two years’ confinement and a $10,000 fine. 1 In his sole issue, appellant contends that the punishment-phase jury charge erroneously allowed the jury to return a non-unanimous verdict on the sudden passion special issue.

We affirm.

Background

On March 6, 2010, appellant and his girlfriend, Tracy Hall, the complainant, lived in the Sterlingshire Apartments in northeast Houston. Cora Watson…