Rodriguez v. State

OPINION

LESLIE B. YATES, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant Salvador Torres Rodriguez of murder and assessed punishment at 50 years’ imprisonment. Appellant challenges his conviction in four issues, arguing that the trial court erred by failing to conduct a sua sponte informal inquiry into his competency, denying his motion for new trial based on incompetency, denying his request for a competency examination prior to the hearing on his motion for new trial, and denying his motion for new trial based on ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

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On the night of the murder, appellant…