Miranda v. State

OPINION

Opinion by:

PHYLIS J. SPEEDLIN, Justice.

Michael A. Miranda was convicted of murder in a gang shooting, and sentenced to fifty years’ imprisonment. On appeal, Miranda asserts that the evidence is insufficient to support the jury’s implicit rejection of his claim that he acted in self-defense or defense of a third person, and that the court erred in admitting a witness’s testimony that he was threatened. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Factual and Procedural Background

This case arises out of bad blood between two gangs, the West Park Thugs (WPT) and A2K, 1 which led to the shooting…