ACOSTA, HECTOR v. the State of Texas

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. AP-77,092 HECTOR ACOSTA, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS ON DIRECT APPEAL FROM CAUSE NO. 1513043D IN THE 396TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT TARRANT COUNTY Per curiam. KELLER, P.J., filed a concurring opinion. YEARY and KEEL, JJ., concurred. OPINION In November 2019, a jury convicted Appellant, Hector Acosta, of capital murder for fatally shooting Erick Zelaya and Iris Chirinos in the same criminal transaction. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 19.03(a)(7)(A). Based on the jury’s answers to the special issues set forth in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure…