Eric Alberto Maya v. State

NUMBER 13-04-262-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI B EDINBURG

ERIC ALBERTO MAYA, Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.

On appeal from the 197th District Court

of Cameron County, Texas.

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Hinojosa and Rodriguez

Opinion by Chief Justice Valdez

Appellant, Eric Alberto Maya, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, appellant raises two issues: (1) the trial court erred in overruling an objection that the jury charge did not contain a requested instruction on the lesser…