Guerra v. State

OPINION

RODRIGUEZ, Justice.

Appellant, Gerardo “Jerry” Guerra, was convicted of murdering his wife, Elizabeth “Beth” Guerra, and sentenced to twenty years confinement. By two points of error, appellant challenges the exclusion of the portion of his pastors’ testimony concerning exculpatory statements made by appellant, and the admission of evidence of extraneous offenses or bad acts. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant and his wife, Beth, were separated and had a four year old son, Derrick Guerra. Prior to the shooting, appellant told several people he wanted to reconcile with his wife. In his attempt to…