Mendiola v. State

OPINION

DORSEY, Justice.

Osear E. Mendiola appeals his conviction for murder, claiming error in the admission of his confession, use of a non-certified official interpreter, evidentiary rulings, argument by the State, and in the charge to the jury. We affirm.

Mendiola was convicted and sentenced by a jury to twenty years confinement for the murder of Javier Murillo Vidal. Vidal was shot in the jaw and the bullet continued through his neck, severely damaging his spinal cord and causing his death. Mendiola testified at trial and admitted shooting the victim, but claimed self-defense. Mendiola…