Mark Longoria v. the State of Texas

In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo No. 07-21-00313-CR MARK LONGORIA, APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE On Appeal from the 242nd District Court Castro County, Texas Trial Court No. B3963-1807, Honorable Kregg Hukill, Presiding January 23, 2023 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before PARKER and DOSS and YARBROUGH, JJ. Merely acting in response to provocation by another is not enough to raise the issue of sudden passion. Following an open plea of guilty, Appellant was convicted by the trial court of murder with an affirmative finding on use of a firearm.1 He was sentenced to…