Juarez v. State

COHEN, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of murder and assessed punishment at 75 years imprisonment. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant belonged to a gang. Manuel Molina, the victim, belonged to a rival gang. Angelica Espinosa testified she accompanied appellant and his two co-defendants, Jorge Castillo and Mark Soliz, to a party the evening of the murder. Espinosa testified these three boys had talked before the party that same day about “getting” Molina’s gang. Appellant denied making this statement. Espinosa said appellant, Soliz, and Castillo, carrying a shotgun, left the party together.…