Finley v. State

OPINION

Kevin Jewell, Justice

Appellant Jason Finley appeals from his conviction for murder. In two issues, he argues that he is entitled to acquittal because there is legally insufficient evidence that he committed the murder, or alternatively, that he is entitled to a new trial based on a racially motivated strike of a prospective juror during jury selection.

We affirm.

Background

On a Tuesday afternoon in April 2013, two teenage girls came home from school and found their mother, Darlishia Watson, lying dead on the living room floor. She had been stabbed 82 times.

When police arrived and…