Flores v. State

OPINION

GUADALUPE RIVERA, Justice.

This is an appeal from a jury conviction for the offense of murder. The jury assessed punishment at ninety-nine years’ imprisonment, and a fine of $10,000. We affirm.

I. SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE

Appellant was tried and convicted of murdering Maria Corral. Appellant met Mary Corral, as she was called, in 2002, and they became a couple. They had three young children at the time of her death. Their relationship was troubled, and she was living with her mother at the time of her murder. The deceased’s mother testified that two weeks prior to Mary Corral’s murder,…