Saenz v. State

QUINN, Justice.

Beatrice Garcia Saenz, appellant, appeals from a judgment convicting her of murder. In two points of error she asks whether the evidence was insufficient to disprove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that she acted under the influence of sudden passion and whether the court erred by including an instruction on provoking the difficulty in its charge to the jury. We answer “no,” overrule both points of error and affirm the judgment.

Background

Appellant was convicted of murdering Mary Lou Esparza, an individual with whom she had a history of family conflict. On the day of the murder,…