Bustamante v. State

OPINION

MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

Appellant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. 1 On direct appeal to this Court he raises four points of error. 2 We shall affirm.

I. SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE

A. Background

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence at trial shows the following: On January 17, 1998, Walter Escamilla, Arthur Escamilla, Dedrick De-priest, and appellant planned a robbery. Walter suggested that the four of them go to the town of Rosenberg to go “shopping.” According to appellant, 3 “shopping”…