Salinas v. State

OPINION

HINOJOSA, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of murdering Raul Lopez, Jr., and assessed his punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, at life in prison. We affirm.

In his first two points of error, appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction. Albert Cruz was the State’s key witness. According to Cruz, he, Lopez, appellant, and another man had been at a bar and then went to Lopez’ house. There, the men ate and arm-wrestled. At some point, appellant became argumentative, and Lopez told him to leave. As appellant was leaving, he said that…