Herrero v. State

OPINION

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.

Appellant Hermilio Herrero, Jr. appeals his murder conviction, arguing (1) the evidence is insufficient to establish the corpus delicti of murder independent of appellant’s extrajudicial confession; (2)-(3) the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support his conviction; and (4) the trial court abused its discretion when it denied appellant’s motion for mistrial following a witness’s statement that he was promised protection from appellant’s death threat in exchange for his testimony. We affirm.

1. Factual and Procedural Background

On January 9,…