Cruz v. State

STEELE, Chief Justice:

On February 4, 2008, Alejandro Cruz stabbed Aurora Reyes 68 times, killing her. On his way to Mexico, Texas Rangers arrested him in Austin, Texas. A judge found Cruz guilty of first degree murder, among other charges. Cruz appeals his first degree murder conviction. Because we defer to a general verdict if there is record evidence to support it, and because there is sufficient evidence here to support the guilty verdict, we affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Alejandro Cruz immigrated to the United States from Mexico in 2004. He has a wife and children in Mexico, and,…