Mouton v. State

OPINION

O’NEILL, Justice.

Appellant, Delvin Roshon Mouton, was convicted of capital murder at a trial before a jury. The trial judge assessed punishment at confinement for life in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. Appellant brings two points of error contending that: (1) the trial court erred in not permitting an instruction on jury nullification to be included in the charge; and (2) the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. We affirm.

Background

On the morning of May 25,1994, appellant, a fifteen year old ninth grade student, decided he needed a car.…