McFarland v. State

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of murder. After making an affirmative finding that the appellant used a deadly weapon, the trial court sentenced him to life in prison. Appellant raises twenty-one points of error. We affirm the trial court’s judgment. We briefly review the facts.

Appellant owns his own truck and delivers furniture throughout the country for a company based in North Carolina. The victim, Donald Ray Gurley, accompanied appellant on a delivery to South Texas. On the highway between Harlingen and Edin-burg, a motorist saw appellant’s truck on the roadside,…