Herrera v. State

OPINION

Harvey Brown, Justice

Eddie Herrera and J.G. (pseudonymously referred to as “Jessica”) attended Jessica’s high school prom together and spent that night in a nearby hotel room. By the next morning, Jessica was dead. As part of the investigation of her death, her bodily fluids were tested for alcohol and narcotics and an autopsy was performed. The toxicology tests revealed large amounts of alcohol as well as Hydrocodone in her system. The autopsy revealed significant injuries to Jessica’s neck that would have required a large degree of force to achieve, including large hemorrhages in…