Ervin v. State

OPINION

ELSA ALCALA, Justice.

Appellant, Kenneth Shaye Ervin, appeals from a judgment sentencing him to life in prison for the murder of Quincy Sheppard. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.02(b) (Vernon 2003). In two issues, appellant contends that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support his conviction for murder. Concluding the evidence is sufficient, we affirm.

Background

Ronald and Quincy Sheppard lived at their father’s apartment in southeast Houston. At the time, Ronald was making a lot of money selling illegal drugs around the apartment complex, and appellant’s cousin did…