Salinas v. State

OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

Carlos Salmas was charged in a three-count indictment with the murder of Jesus Lopez, the attempted murder of Firmato Rodriguez, and the aggravated assault of Firmato Rodriguez. The jury found appellant guilty of murder and aggravated assault, found enhancement paragraphs true, and assessed punishment at confinement in prison for forty-five years and twenty-five years respectively.

Appellant raises seven points of error, contending that jury selection was racially biased, that the prosecution knowingly used perjured testimony, that the court should have instructed the…